Abuja vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$1478
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$433
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
38
29
😀 Quality of life
19
27
🏙️ Population
1.69M
42.7K

The cost of living in Abuja is 178% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 3416th and 8317th ($1502 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Nigeria and Kenya, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 8901st and 8421st 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
$3.45
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.32
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$8023

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225 km or 140 mi Zaria
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291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$462
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$759
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$651
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$805
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$634
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$535
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$972
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$553
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$695
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$587
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$558
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$883
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1611
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$677
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$776
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$579
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$881
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$621
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$553
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$384
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$679
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$972
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1030
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1113
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$764
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$553
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$601
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$655
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$741
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1265

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$589
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$760
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$408
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$500
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$483
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$522
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$490
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$561
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$602
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$638
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$605
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$646
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$698
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$558
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$545
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$625
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$594
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$523
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$552
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$502
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$706
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$486
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$518