Abuja vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$7594
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$2049
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$709
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$4771
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
38
99
😀 Quality of life
19
93
🏙️ Population
1.69M
3.9M

The cost of living in Abuja is 53% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 3416th and 80th ($1502 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 71st in Nigeria and the United States, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 8901st and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$8.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$190
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$28838

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$743
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$371
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$820
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
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2902
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3014
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3370
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2735
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3086
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3104
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2824
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2787
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2720
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3022
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3162
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2758
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2669
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2662
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3573
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2789
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3256
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2919