Abuja vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$165
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$1997
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
37
45
😀 Quality of life
21
73
🏙️ Population
1.57M
4.7M

The cost of living in Abuja is 74% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 9247th and 4731st ($288 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 1.8 months in Jeddah. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8926th and 1616th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$7.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$0.74
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$935
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$1859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$1264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$2.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$4.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$87.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$6667

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$313
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$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
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$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$1032
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$1361
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$892
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470