Abuja vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$994
🏠 One person rent
$165
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$205
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
37
69
😀 Quality of life
21
51
🏙️ Population
1.57M
11.1M

The cost of living in Abuja is 25% less expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 9247th and 8998th ($288 vs $386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 3rd in Nigeria and Pakistan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 0.5 months in Lahore. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 8926th and 6245th 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
$1.42
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$2.55
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$4.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$1054

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$313
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$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
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$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

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$337
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352