Abuja vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abuja	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1262	$2386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3168	$5446
🏠 One person rent	$953	$1474
🏘️ Family rent	$2270	$2456
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.7	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$277	$4014
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	37	56
😀 Quality of life	19	87
🏙️ Population	1.57M	950K

The cost of living in Abuja is 47% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 4418th and 943rd ($1262 vs $2386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 837th 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 73rd in the United States, while ranked 8886th and 271st 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	$2.91	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.7	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.49	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.32	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3692	$2652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1850	$2118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.8	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.7	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.42%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1394	$4741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1120	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.93	$60.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.01	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.55	$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.02	$7.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.88	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.73	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.33	$3.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.55	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.21	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$134	$1421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1984	$10904

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Cities near Abuja

Distance	City	Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi	Minna	$787
163 km or 101 mi	Kaduna	$377
181 km or 113 mi	Jos	$757
225 km or 140 mi	Zaria	$621
291 km or 181 mi	Enugu	$469
293 km or 182 mi	Bauchi	$735
296 km or 184 mi	Owo	$658
297 km or 185 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
321 km or 199 mi	Awka	$846
323 km or 201 mi	Akure	$635
329 km or 204 mi	Ilorin	$526
331 km or 205 mi	Onitsha	$1036
346 km or 215 mi	Kano	$583
352 km or 219 mi	Osogbo	$704
357 km or 222 mi	Gusau	$605
367 km or 228 mi	Ife	$774
368 km or 229 mi	Benin	$537
392 km or 243 mi	Umuahia	$906
400 km or 249 mi	Owerri	$1686
414 km or 257 mi	Oyo	$699
434 km or 270 mi	Ibadan	$759
438 km or 272 mi	Katsina	$596
438 km or 272 mi	Warri	$886
438 km or 272 mi	Aba	$638
456 km or 283 mi	Bamenda	$714
466 km or 289 mi	Calabar	$374
482 km or 299 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
496 km or 308 mi	Maradi	$1042
503 km or 312 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
509 km or 316 mi	Sokoto	$453
513 km or 319 mi	Bafoussam	$794
536 km or 333 mi	Lagos	$1133
537 km or 334 mi	Kumba	$933
552 km or 343 mi	Zinder	$1037
562 km or 349 mi	Save	$644
574 km or 357 mi	Damaturu	$545
577 km or 358 mi	Buea	$655
592 km or 368 mi	Limbe	$710
606 km or 377 mi	Malabo	$812
608 km or 378 mi	Douala	$1368

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2257
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2244
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2123
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2163
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2110
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1929
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2094
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2151
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2108
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2306
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2254
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2451
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2369
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2302
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2382
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2099
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2198
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2279
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2353
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2408
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2397
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2364
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2457
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2406
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2328
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2231
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2594
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2071
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2228
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2289
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2595
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2609
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1872