Abuja vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abuja	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1502	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3792	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$1135	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$2756	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$277	$5544
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	38	100
😀 Quality of life	19	95
🏙️ Population	1.69M	8.8M

The cost of living in Abuja is 66% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 3416th and 3rd ($1502 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.2 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 8901st and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs New York City

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	Abuja	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1823	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4523	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2198	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.42%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1406	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1124	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.14	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.11	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.97	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.81	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.74	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.4	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$133	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1951	$21465

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Cities near Abuja

Distance	City	Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi	Minna	$743
163 km or 101 mi	Kaduna	$371
181 km or 113 mi	Jos	$820
225 km or 140 mi	Zaria	$526
291 km or 181 mi	Enugu	$462
293 km or 182 mi	Bauchi	$759
296 km or 184 mi	Owo	$651
297 km or 185 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
321 km or 199 mi	Awka	$805
323 km or 201 mi	Akure	$634
329 km or 204 mi	Ilorin	$535
331 km or 205 mi	Onitsha	$972
346 km or 215 mi	Kano	$553
352 km or 219 mi	Osogbo	$695
357 km or 222 mi	Gusau	$587
367 km or 228 mi	Ife	$779
368 km or 229 mi	Benin	$558
392 km or 243 mi	Umuahia	$883
400 km or 249 mi	Owerri	$1611
414 km or 257 mi	Oyo	$677
434 km or 270 mi	Ibadan	$776
438 km or 272 mi	Katsina	$579
438 km or 272 mi	Warri	$881
438 km or 272 mi	Aba	$621
456 km or 283 mi	Bamenda	$553
466 km or 289 mi	Calabar	$384
482 km or 299 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
496 km or 308 mi	Maradi	$972
503 km or 312 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
509 km or 316 mi	Sokoto	$426
513 km or 319 mi	Bafoussam	$555
536 km or 333 mi	Lagos	$1113
537 km or 334 mi	Kumba	$764
552 km or 343 mi	Zinder	$974
562 km or 349 mi	Save	$613
574 km or 357 mi	Damaturu	$553
577 km or 358 mi	Buea	$601
592 km or 368 mi	Limbe	$655
606 km or 377 mi	Malabo	$741
608 km or 378 mi	Douala	$1265

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111