Abuja vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$7446
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$3407
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$810
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$6556
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
80
😀 Quality of life
22
93
🏙️ Population
1.69M
737K

The cost of living in Abuja is 52% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 3914th and 125th ($1514 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 92nd 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 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 9057th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Seattle

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Abuja Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$8.17
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$29883

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$852
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$393
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$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
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2652
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2723
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2552
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3269
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2674
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2745
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2730
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2812
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2669
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2741
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2641
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2525
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2796
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2655
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2523
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2609
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2632
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2295
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2649
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2461
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2702
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2782
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2473
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2603
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2384
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2632
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2551
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2644
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2480
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2749
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2114