Abuja vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1551
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3142
$1051
🏠 One person rent
$1167
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$2057
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$76
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$83.9
$120
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
39
33
😀 Quality of life
23
25
🏙️ Population
1.69M
5.33M

The cost of living in Abuja is 228% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 3904th and 8823rd ($1551 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Nigeria and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Abuja ranked 8th best city to live in Nigeria vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 9058th and 8992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Kabul

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Abuja Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1864
$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3354
$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1593
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.42
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.89
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2219
$1540

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$785
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$353
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$830
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$584
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$587
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$750
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$594
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$785
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$578
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$538
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$922
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$659
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$594
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$775
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$655
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$849
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1555
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$665
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$581
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$878
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$601
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$687
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$386
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$618
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1143
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1017
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$425
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$750
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1022
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$834
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1143
562 km or 349 mi Save
$650
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$535
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$641
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$750
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1344
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1254

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467