Abuja vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$132
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
63
😀 Quality of life
22
54
🏙️ Population
1.69M
14.9M

The cost of living in Abuja is 253% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 3914th and 8915th ($1514 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Nigeria and Pakistan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 9057th and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$1491

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$852
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$393
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558