Abuja vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$1052
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$179
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
38
69
😀 Quality of life
19
46
🏙️ Population
1.69M
11.1M

The cost of living in Abuja is 265% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 3416th and 8934th ($1502 vs $411) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Nigeria and Pakistan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 8901st and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Lahore

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Abuja Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.84
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.09
🥤 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
$1823
$102
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
19.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$5.75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$4.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$0.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$37.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$1172

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AbujaLahore

Cost of living

$349

$907

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181 km or 113 mi Jos
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225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$526
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$462
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$759
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$651
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$805
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$634
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$535
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$972
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$553
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$695
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$587
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$558
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$883
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1611
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$677
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$776
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$579
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$881
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$621
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$553
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$384
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$679
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$972
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1030
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1113
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$764
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$553
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$601
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$655
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$741
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1265

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$374
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$383
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$321
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$281
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$373
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$300
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$358
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$305
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$306
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$389
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$287
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$355
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$441
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$342
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$458
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$354
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$356
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$369
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$401
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$442
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$361
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$272
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$354
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$382
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$273
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$251
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$392
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$342
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$321
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$283
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$265
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$366
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$372
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$346