Abuja vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$953
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$3299
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
91
😀 Quality of life
19
92
🏙️ Population
1.57M
548K

The cost of living in Abuja is 41% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4418th and 1500th ($1262 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 53rd 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 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8886th and 76th 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
$2.91
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$17390

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$787
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761