Abuja vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$7476
🏠 One person rent
$165
$2428
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$4021
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$717
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$6928
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
87
😀 Quality of life
21
92
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.01M

The cost of living in Abuja is 92% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 9247th and 22nd ($288 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 20th 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 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 2 months in San Jose, United States. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 8926th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs San Jose, United States

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Abuja San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$7.93
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$15889

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$313
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$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2974
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3184
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3171
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3064
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3733
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3186
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3003
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3313
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2922
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3422
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3300
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3644
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2952
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3047
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$2908
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3567
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3518
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2660
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3583
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2881
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$2969
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3219
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2860
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3163
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2929
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3147
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3358
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2141
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3130
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3123