Abuja vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$953
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$6392
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
80
😀 Quality of life
19
92
🏙️ Population
1.57M
737K

The cost of living in Abuja is 57% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4418th and 206th ($1262 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 168th 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 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 8886th and 102nd 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
$2.91
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$8.02
 Cappuccino
$1.32
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$28179

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$787
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$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
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263