Abuja vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Abuja Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$995
🏠 One person rent
$165
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$184
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
63
😀 Quality of life
21
53
🏙️ Population
1.57M
14.9M

The cost of living in Abuja is 31% less expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 9247th and 8902nd ($288 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Nigeria and Pakistan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 8926th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Abuja vs Karachi infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Abuja vs Karachi

Prices for goods and services in Abuja and Karachi are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Abuja Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$3.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$1093

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abuja

Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$313
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546