Abuja vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$450
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$1064
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$63.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$166
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
39
71
😀 Quality of life
23
52
🏙️ Population
1.69M
11.1M

The cost of living in Abuja is 206% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 4364th and 8860th ($1375 vs $450) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 months in Abuja compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Lahore ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 9006th and 6510th 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
$2.62
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$3.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$127
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$83.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
14.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$3.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$4.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$0.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$8.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$40.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$1609

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$692
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$323
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$760
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$517
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$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
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$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
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$396
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$397
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$332
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$309
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$382
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$313
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$335
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$340
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$346
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$339
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$359
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$393
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$286
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$371
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$391
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$379
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$391
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$280
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$306
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$350
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$334
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$446
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$496
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$401
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$252
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$344
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$371
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$253
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$256
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$440
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$310
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$326
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$270
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$394
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$239
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$373
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$395
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$321