Abuja vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$3690
🏠 One person rent
$165
$725
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$2222
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
37
43
😀 Quality of life
21
73
🏙️ Population
1.57M
2.99M

The cost of living in Abuja is 80% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 9247th and 3697th ($288 vs $1424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Nigeria and Kuwait, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 8926th and 1759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$8.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$0.74
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$1816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$1353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$49.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$6427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$3038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$5.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$3.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$120
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$6644

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$290
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$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
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$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
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$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531