Abuja vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$1337
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
23
😀 Quality of life
23
69
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.41M

The cost of living in Abuja is 18% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4364th and 4843rd ($1375 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 months in Abuja compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9006th and 4103rd 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
$2.62
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$5520

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$692
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077