Abuja vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abuja	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1514	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3085	$1151
🏠 One person rent	$1149	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$2051	$294
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$98.5	$290
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	39	64
😀 Quality of life	22	64
🏙️ Population	1.69M	9.31M

The cost of living in Abuja is 222% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 3914th and 8810th ($1514 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Nigeria and India, respectively. Check Nigeria vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.6 months in Hyderabad, India. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Hyderabad, India ranked 7th in India, while ranked 9057th and 5455th 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	$3.06	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.02	$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3290	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$221
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$21.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.3	$33.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.5	$8.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.52%	9.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1121	$1440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1130	$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.25	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.49	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.99	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.82	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$8.02
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.79	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.3	$31.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1948	$2504

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Cities near Abuja

Distance	City	Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi	Minna	$852
163 km or 101 mi	Kaduna	$393
181 km or 113 mi	Jos	$810
225 km or 140 mi	Zaria	$652
291 km or 181 mi	Enugu	$563
293 km or 182 mi	Bauchi	$781
296 km or 184 mi	Owo	$664
297 km or 185 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
321 km or 199 mi	Awka	$878
323 km or 201 mi	Akure	$644
329 km or 204 mi	Ilorin	$526
331 km or 205 mi	Onitsha	$1051
346 km or 215 mi	Kano	$563
352 km or 219 mi	Osogbo	$705
357 km or 222 mi	Gusau	$638
367 km or 228 mi	Ife	$778
368 km or 229 mi	Benin	$632
392 km or 243 mi	Umuahia	$961
400 km or 249 mi	Owerri	$1774
414 km or 257 mi	Oyo	$664
434 km or 270 mi	Ibadan	$752
438 km or 272 mi	Katsina	$618
438 km or 272 mi	Warri	$926
438 km or 272 mi	Aba	$674
456 km or 283 mi	Bamenda	$698
466 km or 289 mi	Calabar	$397
482 km or 299 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
496 km or 308 mi	Maradi	$1131
503 km or 312 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
509 km or 316 mi	Sokoto	$466
513 km or 319 mi	Bafoussam	$793
536 km or 333 mi	Lagos	$1102
537 km or 334 mi	Kumba	$849
552 km or 343 mi	Zinder	$1131
562 km or 349 mi	Save	$646
574 km or 357 mi	Damaturu	$555
577 km or 358 mi	Buea	$665
592 km or 368 mi	Limbe	$755
606 km or 377 mi	Malabo	$1413
608 km or 378 mi	Douala	$1363

Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$398
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$358
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$361
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$305
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$251
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$345
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$265
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$343
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$347
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$396
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$383
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$328
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$277
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$339
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$290
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$304
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$298
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$367
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$333
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$345
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$266
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$368
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$310
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$297
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$341
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$290
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$295
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$355
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302