Abuja vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$953
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$394
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
37
67
😀 Quality of life
19
57
🏙️ Population
1.57M
5.55M

The cost of living in Abuja is 69% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4418th and 6689th ($1262 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Kenya, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 8886th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Nairobi

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Abuja Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$8325

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$787
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$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
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768