Abuja vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$2100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$4575
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$1424
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$2453
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$429
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$3086
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
39
41
😀 Quality of life
23
83
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.19M

The cost of living in Abuja is 35% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 4364th and 1744th ($1375 vs $2100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 months in Abuja compared to 1.5 months in Doha. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 9006th and 513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Doha

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Abuja Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$12.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$1799
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$3302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$2017
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$58.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$89.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$89.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$4178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$2669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$6.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$10635

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$692
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$323
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$760
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$517
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861