Abuja vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abuja	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1502	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3792	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$1135	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$2756	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$277	$218
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	38	30
😀 Quality of life	19	14
🏙️ Population	1.69M	4.27M

The cost of living in Abuja is 217% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 3416th and 8769th ($1502 vs $474) 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 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 8901st and 9071st 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	$3.45	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1823	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4523	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2198	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.42%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1406	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1124	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.14	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.11	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.97	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.81	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.74	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.4	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.5	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$133	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1951	$1356

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Cities near Abuja

Distance	City	Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi	Minna	$743
163 km or 101 mi	Kaduna	$371
181 km or 113 mi	Jos	$820
225 km or 140 mi	Zaria	$526
291 km or 181 mi	Enugu	$462
293 km or 182 mi	Bauchi	$759
296 km or 184 mi	Owo	$651
297 km or 185 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
321 km or 199 mi	Awka	$805
323 km or 201 mi	Akure	$634
329 km or 204 mi	Ilorin	$535
331 km or 205 mi	Onitsha	$972
346 km or 215 mi	Kano	$553
352 km or 219 mi	Osogbo	$695
357 km or 222 mi	Gusau	$587
367 km or 228 mi	Ife	$779
368 km or 229 mi	Benin	$558
392 km or 243 mi	Umuahia	$883
400 km or 249 mi	Owerri	$1611
414 km or 257 mi	Oyo	$677
434 km or 270 mi	Ibadan	$776
438 km or 272 mi	Katsina	$579
438 km or 272 mi	Warri	$881
438 km or 272 mi	Aba	$621
456 km or 283 mi	Bamenda	$553
466 km or 289 mi	Calabar	$384
482 km or 299 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
496 km or 308 mi	Maradi	$972
503 km or 312 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
509 km or 316 mi	Sokoto	$426
513 km or 319 mi	Bafoussam	$555
536 km or 333 mi	Lagos	$1113
537 km or 334 mi	Kumba	$764
552 km or 343 mi	Zinder	$974
562 km or 349 mi	Save	$613
574 km or 357 mi	Damaturu	$553
577 km or 358 mi	Buea	$601
592 km or 368 mi	Limbe	$655
606 km or 377 mi	Malabo	$741
608 km or 378 mi	Douala	$1265

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476