Abuja vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$1692
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$558
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$370
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
80
😀 Quality of life
22
67
🏙️ Population
1.69M
11.1M

The cost of living in Abuja is 117% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 3914th and 7091st ($1514 vs $699) 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 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Jakarta ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 9057th and 4721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$664
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$22.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$3.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$8840

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$781
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$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
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$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
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$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
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$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$567
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$555
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$400
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$665
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$517
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$561
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$511
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$490
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$534
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$523
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$429
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$488
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$482
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$478
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$471
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$488
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$422
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$411
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$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$390
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$409
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$448
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$456
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
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$461
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$447
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$440
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$444
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$413
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$409
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$551
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$384
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$457
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$470
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$413
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$420
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$502