Abuja vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$1849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$4110
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$2063
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$3003
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
39
44
😀 Quality of life
22
82
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.19M

The cost of living in Abuja is 18% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 3914th and 2509th ($1514 vs $1849) 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 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 1.6 months in Doha. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 9057th and 608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$12.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$1391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$84.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$3618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$4.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$11426

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$852
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$393
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$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
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889