Abuja vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$165
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$406
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
37
30
😀 Quality of life
21
29
🏙️ Population
1.57M
42.7K

The cost of living in Abuja is 41% less expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 9247th and 8601st ($288 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 5th in Nigeria and Kenya, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 8926th and 8527th 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
$1.42
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$6789

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$313
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$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
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$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539