Abuja vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$3460
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$686
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$1204
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$2078
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
39
43
😀 Quality of life
23
77
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.99M

The cost of living in Abuja is 4% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 4364th and 4191st ($1375 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 months in Abuja compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 9006th and 1006th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Kuwait City

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Abuja Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$6113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$2371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$3.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$124
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$9163

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$597
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$693
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$488
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$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
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$699
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$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
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$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
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$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
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$1272
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$1156

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$703
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$522
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$694
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$509
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$548
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$655
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$469
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$454
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$496
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$917
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$457
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$452
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$573
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$778
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$517
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$514
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$471
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$459
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1059
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$621
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$965
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1340
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1218
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1062
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$505
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$556
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$573
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$484
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$821
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$485
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$469
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$451