Abuja vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$165
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$1519
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
20
😀 Quality of life
21
52
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.18M

The cost of living in Abuja is 68% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 9247th and 6017th ($288 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 15th in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8926th and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Medina

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Abuja Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$8.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$9496

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964