Abuja vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$1331
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$62.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$112
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
35
😀 Quality of life
22
38
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.96M

The cost of living in Abuja is 170% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 3914th and 8195th ($1514 vs $560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Yemen, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 9057th and 8072nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$3336

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$852
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$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
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$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$498
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$500
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$512
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$499
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$498
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$522
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$860
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$517
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$911
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$560
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$586
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$903
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$499
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$559
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$500
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$918
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$826
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$533
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$502
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$500
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$694
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1039
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1169
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1175
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1016
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1162
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$971
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$864
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1155
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1627
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$817
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$1031