Abuja vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$173
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
39
27
😀 Quality of life
23
28
🏙️ Population
1.69M
42.7K

The cost of living in Abuja is 153% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4364th and 8425th ($1375 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Nigeria and Kenya, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Abuja compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 9006th and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Meru

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Abuja Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$10408

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$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
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$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
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583