Abuja vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$5312
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$1378
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$2219
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$3266
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
39
91
😀 Quality of life
22
93
🏙️ Population
1.69M
548K

The cost of living in Abuja is 33% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 3914th and 1330th ($1514 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 39th 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 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 9057th and 107th 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
$3.06
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$7.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$20873

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804