Abuja vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$1263
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$59.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$769
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
38
94
😀 Quality of life
19
61
🏙️ Population
1.69M
26.5M

The cost of living in Abuja is 195% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 3416th and 8558th ($1502 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Nigeria and India, respectively. Check Nigeria vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.5 months in Delhi. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Delhi ranked 9th in India, while ranked 8901st and 5071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Delhi

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Abuja Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$7.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$1179
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$2.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$1.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$18.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$2.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$49.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$91.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$1949

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$743
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$371
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$820
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$526
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$462
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$759
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$651
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$805
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$634
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$535
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$972
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$553
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$695
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$587
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$558
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$883
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1611
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$677
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$776
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$579
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$881
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$621
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$553
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$384
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$679
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$972
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1030
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1113
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$764
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$553
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$601
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$655
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$741
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1265

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$425
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$386
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$536
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$368
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$274
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$342
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$265
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$321
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$283
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$307
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$289
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$283
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$309
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$251
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$353
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$349
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$372
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$288
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$369
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$350
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$376
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$272
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$441
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$328
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$370
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$384
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$358
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$279
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$368
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$297
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$383
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$339
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$366
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$411
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$355
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$300
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$340