Abuja vs Ibadan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Ibadan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1551
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3142
$1665
🏠 One person rent
$1167
$423
🏘️ Family rent
$2057
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$76
$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$83.9
$86.2
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
49
😀 Quality of life
23
38
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.55M

The cost of living in Abuja is 104% more expensive than in Ibadan. Cities ranked 3904th and 6939th ($1551 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Nigeria.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.1 months in Ibadan. Ranked 8th vs 2nd best cities to live in Nigeria, and 9058th vs 8189th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Ibadan

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Abuja Ibadan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$5.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1864
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3354
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1593
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$13
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$19.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
18.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$567
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$9.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.42
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$4.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$3.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.89
$0.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$5.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$1.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$43.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2219
$1872

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Cities near Abuja

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 Ibadan

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Oyo
$665
68 km or 42 mi Abeokuta
$1017
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$775
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$659
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$1022
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$538
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$578
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
173 km or 107 mi Save
$650
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$741
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$594
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$796
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$612
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$655
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$878
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$673
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$802
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$922
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$673
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$675
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$678
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$785
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$683
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$785
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$682
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$454
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1555
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$587
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1551
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$849
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$618
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$601
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$607
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$654
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$703
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$861
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$353
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$386
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$612
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$584