Abuja vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1551
$2992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3142
$6629
🏠 One person rent
$1167
$1987
🏘️ Family rent
$2057
$3461
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$663
🚐 Transport expenses
$76
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$83.9
$4313
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
39
96
😀 Quality of life
23
95
🏙️ Population
1.69M
593K

The cost of living in Abuja is 48% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 3904th and 223rd ($1551 vs $2992) 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 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 1.4 months in Dublin. Abuja ranked 8th best city to live in Nigeria vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 9058th and 36th 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
$3.05
$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$96.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$8.58
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1864
$2108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$1693
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3354
$3809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1593
$2999
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$8392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$6209
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$19.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.42
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$4.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.89
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$119
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$1316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2219
$10947

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$785
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$353
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$830
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$584
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$587
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$750
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$594
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$785
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$578
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$538
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$922
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$659
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$594
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$775
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$655
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$849
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1555
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$665
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$581
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$878
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$601
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$687
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$386
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$618
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1143
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1017
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$425
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$750
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1022
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$834
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1143
562 km or 349 mi Save
$650
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$535
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$641
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$750
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1344
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1254

Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2472
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2515
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2627
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$2179
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$2055
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$2074
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1945
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2423
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1954
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$2265
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1496
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1769
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2236
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2978
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1764
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1620
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1718
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1873
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1862
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1895
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1888
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1998
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1893
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1861
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1677
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2524
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1784
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1804
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1771
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$2047
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1815
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1686
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1907
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1928
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1873
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1754
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1819
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1718