Abuja vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abuja	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1502	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3792	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$1135	$165
🏘️ Family rent	$2756	$420
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$73.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$277	$1054
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	38	65
😀 Quality of life	19	66
🏙️ Population	1.69M	9.31M

The cost of living in Abuja is 224% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 3416th and 8802nd ($1502 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Nigeria and India, respectively. Check Nigeria vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 2.3 months in Hyderabad, India. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Hyderabad, India ranked 5th in India, while ranked 8901st and 4025th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Hyderabad, India

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	Abuja	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1823	$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4523	$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2198	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$8.64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.42%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1406	$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1124	$837
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.14	$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$5.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.11	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.97	$1.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.81	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$20.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$3.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$8.01
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.74	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.4	$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.5	$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$133	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1951	$2458

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Cities near Abuja

Distance	City	Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi	Minna	$743
163 km or 101 mi	Kaduna	$371
181 km or 113 mi	Jos	$820
225 km or 140 mi	Zaria	$526
291 km or 181 mi	Enugu	$462
293 km or 182 mi	Bauchi	$759
296 km or 184 mi	Owo	$651
297 km or 185 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
321 km or 199 mi	Awka	$805
323 km or 201 mi	Akure	$634
329 km or 204 mi	Ilorin	$535
331 km or 205 mi	Onitsha	$972
346 km or 215 mi	Kano	$553
352 km or 219 mi	Osogbo	$695
357 km or 222 mi	Gusau	$587
367 km or 228 mi	Ife	$779
368 km or 229 mi	Benin	$558
392 km or 243 mi	Umuahia	$883
400 km or 249 mi	Owerri	$1611
414 km or 257 mi	Oyo	$677
434 km or 270 mi	Ibadan	$776
438 km or 272 mi	Katsina	$579
438 km or 272 mi	Warri	$881
438 km or 272 mi	Aba	$621
456 km or 283 mi	Bamenda	$553
466 km or 289 mi	Calabar	$384
482 km or 299 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
496 km or 308 mi	Maradi	$972
503 km or 312 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
509 km or 316 mi	Sokoto	$426
513 km or 319 mi	Bafoussam	$555
536 km or 333 mi	Lagos	$1113
537 km or 334 mi	Kumba	$764
552 km or 343 mi	Zinder	$974
562 km or 349 mi	Save	$613
574 km or 357 mi	Damaturu	$553
577 km or 358 mi	Buea	$601
592 km or 368 mi	Limbe	$655
606 km or 377 mi	Malabo	$741
608 km or 378 mi	Douala	$1265

Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$395
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$298
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$372
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$388
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$294
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$250
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$349
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$272
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$358
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$397
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$366
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$315
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$280
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$354
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$292
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$311
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$338
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$293
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$304
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$355
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$340
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$304
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$272
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$367
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$514
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$307
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$296
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$295
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$375
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$292
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$292
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$346
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$315
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$466
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$359
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304