Abuja vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$4837
🏠 One person rent
$165
$1276
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$1943
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$586
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$2926
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
50
😀 Quality of life
21
90
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.02M

The cost of living in Abuja is 87% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 9247th and 1355th ($288 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 25th in Nigeria and Canada, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 8926th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Ottawa

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Abuja Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$5.99
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$21213

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$313
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1530
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2220
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1539
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1878
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1797
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1845
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1808
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1813
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1412
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1856
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1846
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1874
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1821
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1746
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1820
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1808
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1821
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1772
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1912
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1962
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1949
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2105
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1882
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1783
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1835
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1659
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874