Abuja vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$1123
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$141
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$181
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
73
😀 Quality of life
22
57
🏙️ Population
1.69M
16.8M

The cost of living in Abuja is 226% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 3914th and 8829th ($1514 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 9057th and 6151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$5.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$1844

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$852
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$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
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$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
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$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Narayanganj
$348
38 km or 24 mi Narsingdi
$352
77 km or 48 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
90 km or 56 mi Agartala
$362
113 km or 70 mi Barisal
$312
115 km or 71 mi Mymensingh
$282
132 km or 82 mi Khulna
$301
135 km or 84 mi Jessore
$300
164 km or 102 mi Bogra
$287
196 km or 122 mi Rajshahi
$274
196 km or 122 mi Krishnanagar
$272
199 km or 124 mi Sylhet
$321
207 km or 129 mi Shantipur
$286
213 km or 132 mi Chittagong
$358
221 km or 137 mi Naihati
$313
222 km or 138 mi Berhampore
$294
223 km or 139 mi Bhatpara
$320
224 km or 139 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$312
226 km or 141 mi Chandannagar
$313
228 km or 142 mi Rajarhat
$328
229 km or 142 mi Madhyamgram
$317
234 km or 145 mi Barrackpore
$315
234 km or 146 mi North Dumdum
$320
235 km or 146 mi Balurghat
$297
236 km or 147 mi Serampore
$315
236 km or 147 mi Aizawl
$456
236 km or 147 mi Panihati
$324
238 km or 148 mi Kamarhati
$320
238 km or 148 mi South Dumdum
$327
238 km or 148 mi Bidhannagar
$335
239 km or 149 mi Baranagar
$318
239 km or 149 mi Uttarpara
$312
241 km or 150 mi Bally
$318
247 km or 154 mi Howrah
$323
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$366
248 km or 154 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$332
254 km or 158 mi Rangpur
$308
255 km or 159 mi Shillong
$354
259 km or 161 mi Barasat
$333
265 km or 165 mi Bardhaman
$302