Abuja vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$953
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$740
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
90
😀 Quality of life
19
68
🏙️ Population
1.57M
9.21M

The cost of living in Abuja is 6% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4418th and 4630th ($1262 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Nigeria and Mexico, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 8886th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$8550

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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
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709