Abuja vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$2440
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$726
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$498
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
38
78
😀 Quality of life
19
65
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.94M

The cost of living in Abuja is 54% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 3416th and 5647th ($1502 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Peru, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 8901st and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.45
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$20.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$7764

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$462
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$651
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
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$805
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$634
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$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
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$790
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$727
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$685
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$562
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$614
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$622
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$656
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$561
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$598
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$504
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$591
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$714
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$489
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$549
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$626
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$562
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$549
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$598
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$580
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$548
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$588
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$547
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$565
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$520
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$505
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$518
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$600
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$513
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$505
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$414
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$694
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$748
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$463
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$569
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$735
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$758
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$673
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$688
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$697