Abuja vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$512
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$899
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$2297
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
38
45
😀 Quality of life
19
76
🏙️ Population
1.69M
4.7M

The cost of living in Abuja is 31% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 3416th and 4650th ($1502 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8901st and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$6204

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$743
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$371
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$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
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$979
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$1003
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$829
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1215
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$905
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$902
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$910
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$961
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$488
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$861
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$486
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$937
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1131
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$520
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$329
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$482
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$969
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$846
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1006
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$487
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1078
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$335
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$362
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$342
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1637
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$336
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$546
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$481
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$662
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$381
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$943
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$482
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$360
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$781
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$877
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$486