Abuja vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abuja	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1375	$2192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2817	$5144
🏠 One person rent	$1017	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$1803	$2197
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$648
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.9	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$63.7	$3945
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	39	56
😀 Quality of life	23	87
🏙️ Population	1.69M	950K

The cost of living in Abuja is 37% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 4364th and 1499th ($1375 vs $2192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1231st in Nigeria and the United States, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Abuja compared to 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Jacksonville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 9006th and 325th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abuja	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.62	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$97.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.85	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$5.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1589	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$763	$1004
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2890	$2511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1382	$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.5	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.38%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$2350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$955	$2047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$3.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.68	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.06	$9.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.9	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.3	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.8	$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$1309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2528	$11918

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Cities near Abuja

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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863