Abuja vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abuja	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1375	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2817	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$1017	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$1803	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.9	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$63.7	$4112
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	39	81
😀 Quality of life	23	91
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.43M

The cost of living in Abuja is 34% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4364th and 1833rd ($1375 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1452nd in Nigeria and the United States, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Abuja compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 9006th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs San Antonio

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	Abuja	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.62	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.85	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1589	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$763	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2890	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1382	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.5	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.38%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$955	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.68	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.06	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.9	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.3	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.8	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2528	$19123

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Cities near Abuja

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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093