Abuja vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1551
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3142
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$1167
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$2057
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$76
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$83.9
$1028
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
93
😀 Quality of life
23
72
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.21M

The cost of living in Abuja is 9% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 3904th and 4274th ($1551 vs $1428) 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 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Abuja ranked 8th best city to live in Nigeria vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 9058th and 3354th 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
$3.05
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1864
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3354
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1593
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.42
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.89
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2219
$11420

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Distance City Cost of living
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$785
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$353
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$830
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$584
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$587
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$750
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$594
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$785
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$578
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$538
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$922
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$659
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$594
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$775
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$655
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$849
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1555
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$665
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$581
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$878
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$601
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$687
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$386
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$618
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1143
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1017
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$425
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$750
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1022
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$834
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1143
562 km or 349 mi Save
$650
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$535
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$641
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$750
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1344
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1254

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023