Abuja vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$2695
🏠 One person rent
$953
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$868
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$2204
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
37
45
😀 Quality of life
19
75
🏙️ Population
1.57M
4.7M

The cost of living in Abuja is 12% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 4418th and 4828th ($1262 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.2 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 8886th and 1110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$68.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$2216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$34.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$7.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$94.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$6009

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$787
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$377
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$757
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$621
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$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
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$940
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$1096
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$853
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$895
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$895
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$915
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$828
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$492
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1094
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$524
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$324
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$488
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$940
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$944
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$988
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$490
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$988
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$314
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$333
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$278
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1586
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$294
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$550
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$686
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$393
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$935
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$489
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$350
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$806
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$868
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$491