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

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Abuja San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$6139
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
87
😀 Quality of life
23
91
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.01M

The cost of living in Abuja is 65% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4364th and 8th ($1375 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 9006th and 126th 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
$2.62
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$23151

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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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273