Abuja vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$953
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$3414
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
99
😀 Quality of life
19
95
🏙️ Population
1.57M
2.15M

The cost of living in Abuja is 46% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4418th and 998th ($1262 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and France, respectively. Check Nigeria vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 8886th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Paris

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Abuja Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$8.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$18941

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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
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395