Abuja vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1486
$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3007
$5763
🏠 One person rent
$1117
$1506
🏘️ Family rent
$1963
$2616
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$604
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.1
$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$282
$3629
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
38
99
😀 Quality of life
23
97
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.15M

The cost of living in Abuja is 42% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4043rd and 794th ($1486 vs $2543) 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 8925th and 15th 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
$2.74
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.53
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$8.5
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$4.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1795
$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$857
$1208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3200
$3040
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1538
$2128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.44%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1410
$14558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$9881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.2
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.28
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$5.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.97
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.79
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$3.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.71
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.7
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$902
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1967
$15248

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$758
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$402
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$822
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$544
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$481
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$763
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$671
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$649
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$868
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$657
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$522
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1058
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$548
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$711
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$601
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$777
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$960
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1767
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$683
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$586
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$924
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$675
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$612
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$389
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$684
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1107
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1010
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$438
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$620
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1186
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$852
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1109
562 km or 349 mi Save
$649
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$557
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$678
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$736
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1133
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1428

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1423
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1882
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1874
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2369
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2073
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1622
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2332
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2117
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1800
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1928
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1826
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1729
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1792
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1952
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1794
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1832
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1808
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1789
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$2021
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1874
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1784
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1435
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1622
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1479
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1922
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1429
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1589
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1538
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1360
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1366
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1302
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1329
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1498
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1264
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1644
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1304
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1536
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1374
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1484