Abuja vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$2284
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
39
70
😀 Quality of life
23
78
🏙️ Population
1.69M
7.01M

The cost of living in Abuja is 16% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4364th and 3485th ($1375 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 months in Abuja compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9006th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Riyadh

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Abuja Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$10912

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$692
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$323
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$760
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$517
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459