Abuja vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$1122
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
93
😀 Quality of life
23
73
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.21M

The cost of living in Abuja is 7% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4364th and 4074th ($1375 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Nigeria and Mexico, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Abuja compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 9006th and 2482nd 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
$2.62
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$13182

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$692
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$323
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$760
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$517
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005