Abuja vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$953
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$2861
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
71
😀 Quality of life
19
77
🏙️ Population
1.57M
7.01M

The cost of living in Abuja is 20% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4418th and 3292nd ($1262 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8886th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$10359

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$787
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$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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489