Abuja vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$142
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
63
😀 Quality of life
23
54
🏙️ Population
1.69M
14.9M

The cost of living in Abuja is 227% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4364th and 8923rd ($1375 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Nigeria and Pakistan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Abuja compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 9006th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Karachi

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Abuja Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$1476

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$692
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$323
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$760
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$517
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525