Abuja vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$953
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$406
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
35
😀 Quality of life
19
19
🏙️ Population
1.57M
2.96M

The cost of living in Abuja is 129% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4418th and 8269th ($1262 vs $550) 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 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 8886th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$2963

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$787
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$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810