Abuja vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$2810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$6242
🏠 One person rent
$953
$1872
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$3267
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$597
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$3754
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
37
95
😀 Quality of life
19
95
🏙️ Population
1.57M
593K

The cost of living in Abuja is 55% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 4418th and 300th ($1262 vs $2810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Ireland, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Ireland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.3 months in Dublin. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 8886th and 21st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Dublin

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Abuja Dublin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$19.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$91.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$7.7
 Cappuccino
$1.32
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$1887
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$1582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$3404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$2823
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$277
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$7861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$6156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$23.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$18.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$3.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$76.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$1381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$9488

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$787
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2528
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2362
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2492
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1930
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$1933
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1854
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1805
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2207
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1830
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$1989
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1467
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1650
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2066
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2427
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1761
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1491
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1647
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1755
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1761
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1797
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1784
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1889
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1789
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1749
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1556
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2459
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1675
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1694
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1828
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$1957
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1797
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1529
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1824
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1844
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1783
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1585
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1763
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1659