Abuja vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$892
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
92
😀 Quality of life
22
72
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.21M

The cost of living in Abuja is 14% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 3914th and 4418th ($1514 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Nigeria and Mexico, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 9057th and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Mexico City

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Abuja Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$11015

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$852
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$393
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030