Abuja vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$953
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$5777
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
19
97
🏙️ Population
1.57M
8.8M

The cost of living in Abuja is 69% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4418th and 5th ($1262 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Nigeria and the United States, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 8886th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$9.78
 Cappuccino
$1.32
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$27.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$20585

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$787
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$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
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$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
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108