Abuja vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abuja	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1502	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3792	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$1135	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$2756	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$277	$191
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	38	29
😀 Quality of life	19	36
🏙️ Population	1.69M	159K

The cost of living in Abuja is 79% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 3416th and 6298th ($1502 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Nigeria and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 8901st and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Praia

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	Abuja	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1823	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4523	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2198	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.42%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1406	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1124	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.14	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.11	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.97	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.81	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.74	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.4	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.5	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$133	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1951	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491