Abuja vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$2295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$5636
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$1360
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$2398
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$3514
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
39
88
😀 Quality of life
23
92
🏙️ Population
1.69M
488K

The cost of living in Abuja is 40% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 4364th and 1307th ($1375 vs $2295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Nigeria and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Abuja compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Edinburgh ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 9006th and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Edinburgh

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Abuja Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$8.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$1081
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$2686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$1966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$6647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$4795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$1749
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$25458

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$692
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$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

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820