Abuja vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$1000
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$282
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$148
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$85.4
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
39
69
😀 Quality of life
22
48
🏙️ Population
1.69M
11.1M

The cost of living in Abuja is 255% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 3914th and 8922nd ($1514 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Nigeria and Pakistan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 9057th and 6783rd 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
$3.06
$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.2
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$5.15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$1207

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$852
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$393
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1363

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$368
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$380
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$316
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$302
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$363
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$284
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$388
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$334