Abuja vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$4629
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$1099
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$1926
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$525
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$2041
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
39
91
😀 Quality of life
23
91
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.75M

The cost of living in Abuja is 30% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4364th and 2104th ($1375 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Nigeria and Italy, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Abuja compared to 1 months in Rome. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 9006th and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Rome

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Abuja Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$6.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$14156

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$692
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$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

Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1179
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1779
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1707
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1512
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1417
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1400
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1683
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1367
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1166
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1173
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1322
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1474
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1421
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1316
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1212
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1383
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1473
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1296
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1217
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1215
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1395
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1240
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1407
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1346
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1429
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1385
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1645
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1048
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1480
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1570
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1413
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1305
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1476
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1201
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1431
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1685
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1330