Abuja vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$3236
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
39
90
😀 Quality of life
23
92
🏙️ Population
1.69M
548K

The cost of living in Abuja is 41% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4364th and 1193rd ($1375 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 months in Abuja compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 9006th and 84th 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
$2.62
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$20557

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120 km or 74 mi Minna
$692
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$323
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$760
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$517
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831