Abuja vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$953
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$173
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
63
😀 Quality of life
19
49
🏙️ Population
1.57M
14.9M

The cost of living in Abuja is 194% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4418th and 8915th ($1262 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Nigeria and Pakistan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 8886th and 6242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$1146

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$787
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$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
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548