Abuja vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$953
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$2228
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
37
65
😀 Quality of life
19
83
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.25M

The cost of living in Abuja is 16% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4418th and 3679th ($1262 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8886th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$5054

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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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507