Abuja vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$5563
🏠 One person rent
$165
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$2266
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$3776
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
21
98
🏙️ Population
1.57M
4.53M

The cost of living in Abuja is 88% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 9247th and 933rd ($288 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 4th in Nigeria and Australia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 8926th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Melbourne

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Abuja Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$7
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$18868

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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
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481