Abuja vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$1155
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$541
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$2303
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
39
45
😀 Quality of life
22
79
🏙️ Population
1.69M
4.7M

The cost of living in Abuja is 31% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 3914th and 4809th ($1514 vs $1155) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 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 9057th and 894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$96.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$2007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$7.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$5.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$85.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$56
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$6703

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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
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$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
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$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
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$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
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$1162
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$964
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1182
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$918
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$903
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$911
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$940
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$500
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$862
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$499
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$860
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1116
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$533
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$348
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$498
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$967
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$825
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$971
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1069
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$365
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$428
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$346
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1627
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$354
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$560
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$498
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$826
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$517
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$925
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$499
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$398
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$769
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$879
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$500