Abuja vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$1926
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$343
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$832
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$548
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
38
80
😀 Quality of life
19
65
🏙️ Population
1.69M
10.6M

The cost of living in Abuja is 114% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 3416th and 6882nd ($1502 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Nigeria and Indonesia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 8901st and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$8860

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$743
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$371
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$820
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$526
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$536
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$518
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$385
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$558
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$513
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$492
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$563
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$488
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$500
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$545
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$373
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$374
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$521
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$432
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$490
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$480
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$471
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$493
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$421
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$417
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$408
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$395
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$417
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$458
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$486
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$466
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$500
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$464
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$453
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$458
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$505
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$410
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$549
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$365
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$510
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$614
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$427
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$430
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$506