Abuja vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$165
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$2742
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
91
😀 Quality of life
21
91
🏙️ Population
1.57M
548K

The cost of living in Abuja is 86% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 9247th and 1798th ($288 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 57th in Nigeria and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8926th and 110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Manchester

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Abuja Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$6.11
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$13845

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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 Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629