Abuja vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abuja	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1502	$2364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3792	$5468
🏠 One person rent	$1135	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$2756	$2461
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$277	$3990
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	38	56
😀 Quality of life	19	87
🏙️ Population	1.69M	950K

The cost of living in Abuja is 36% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 3416th and 1022nd ($1502 vs $2364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 935th 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 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Jacksonville ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 8901st and 293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Jacksonville

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	Abuja	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1823	$1470
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4523	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2198	$2044
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.42%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1406	$3106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1124	$2417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$62.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.14	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.11	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$7.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.97	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.81	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.74	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.4	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.5	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$133	$1306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1951	$11096

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2335
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897