Abuja vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1494
$1762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$3957
🏠 One person rent
$1125
$1123
🏘️ Family rent
$1994
$1932
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$405
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$280
$2927
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
38
45
😀 Quality of life
22
81
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.19M

The cost of living in Abuja is 15% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 4025th and 2924th ($1494 vs $1762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Qatar, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.7 months in Doha. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 8930th and 591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$9.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.55
$7.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1803
$1326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$865
$885
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3229
$2433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1570
$1574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.45%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1417
$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$3783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.22
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.11
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$4.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.95
$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.79
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.26
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.72
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$801
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1949
$11326

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$756
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$401
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$826
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$542
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$480
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$767
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$669
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$649
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$866
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$654
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$521
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1064
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$549
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$598
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$633
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$956
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$681
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$761
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$586
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$925
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$679
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$614
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$390
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$681
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1111
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1009
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$437
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$620
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1185
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$846
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1104
562 km or 349 mi Save
$650
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$560
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$679
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$737
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1132
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1422

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1688
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1205
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1240
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$1063
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1055
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$893
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$913
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1713
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1915
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2512
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1383
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2504
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1081
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$537
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$464
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1450
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$537
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1455
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$521
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1215
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$564
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1695
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1242
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$631
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$541
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1430
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$515
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$699
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$493
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$515
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$533
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$702
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$553
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$547
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$794
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$692
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$851