Abuja vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$2560
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$485
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$1614
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
39
74
😀 Quality of life
22
62
🏙️ Population
1.69M
4.43M

The cost of living in Abuja is 40% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 3914th and 5031st ($1514 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Nigeria and South Africa, respectively. Check Nigeria vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 9057th and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$5503

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$852
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$393
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$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
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1363

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$984
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$890
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$984
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$826
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$740
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$892
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$975
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$706
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$875
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$940
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$731
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$838
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$830
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$762
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$808
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$762
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$833
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$637
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$668
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$637
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$599
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$827
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$607
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$469
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$650
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$698
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$598
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$514
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$861
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$908
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$536
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$915
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$892
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$587
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$915