Abuja vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$1271
🏠 One person rent
$953
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$403
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$188
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
37
29
😀 Quality of life
19
13
🏙️ Population
1.57M
4.27M

The cost of living in Abuja is 111% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4418th and 7801st ($1262 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.3 months in Kabul. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 8886th and 9123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$1452

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$658
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$681
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$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
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$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
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$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
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$906
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$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
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$714
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$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
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$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
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$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
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$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
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Distance City Cost of living
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$469
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$358
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$476
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$338
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$374
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$467
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$372
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$354
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$323
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$439
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$376
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$450
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$456
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$655
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$672
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$328
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$521
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$373
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
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$344
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$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$319
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$388
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
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$358
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$335
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$376
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$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487