Abuja vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$165
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$819
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
37
90
😀 Quality of life
21
66
🏙️ Population
1.57M
9.21M

The cost of living in Abuja is 78% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 9247th and 4206th ($288 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 8th in Nigeria and Mexico, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 8926th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$0.74
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$10204

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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
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881