Abuja vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abuja	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1502	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3792	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$1135	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$2756	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$277	$274
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	38	72
😀 Quality of life	19	54
🏙️ Population	1.69M	16.8M

The cost of living in Abuja is 249% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 3416th and 8899th ($1502 vs $430) 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 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.6 months in Dhaka. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 8901st and 5971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Dhaka

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	Abuja	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1823	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4523	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2198	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.42%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1406	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1124	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.14	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.11	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.97	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.81	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.74	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.4	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.5	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$133	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1951	$1681

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Cities near Abuja

Distance	City	Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi	Minna	$743
163 km or 101 mi	Kaduna	$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

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314