Abuja vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$1300
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
22
😀 Quality of life
22
70
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.41M

The cost of living in Abuja is 28% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 3914th and 4743rd ($1514 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9057th and 4114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$5508

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$852
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$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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987