Abuja vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abuja	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1502	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3792	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$1135	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$2756	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$277	$3655
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	38	93
😀 Quality of life	19	98
🏙️ Population	1.69M	2.14M

The cost of living in Abuja is 28% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 3416th and 1654th ($1502 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Nigeria and Australia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 8901st and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Perth

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	Abuja	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1823	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4523	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2198	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.42%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1406	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1124	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.14	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.11	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.97	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.81	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.74	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.4	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$133	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1951	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645