Abuja vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$953
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$1630
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
20
😀 Quality of life
19
67
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.41M

The cost of living in Abuja is 48% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4418th and 6257th ($1262 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8886th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$7706

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$787
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$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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934