Abuja vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$9189
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$2718
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$4417
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$842
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$5389
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
39
100
😀 Quality of life
23
95
🏙️ Population
1.69M
8.8M

The cost of living in Abuja is 67% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4364th and 4th ($1375 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 months in Abuja compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 9006th and 15th 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
$2.62
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$8.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$21713

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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 6.6 mi Astoria
$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2840
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2917
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2795
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2791
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2820
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2821
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2707
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2797
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2805
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2545
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2725
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2823
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2540
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2557
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2700
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2791
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2692
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2485
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2697
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2775
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2614
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2779
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2710
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2729
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2669
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2634
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2450
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2713
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2762
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2694
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2488
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3192