Abuja vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$2274
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
39
66
😀 Quality of life
23
86
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.25M

The cost of living in Abuja is 11% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4364th and 3851st ($1375 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 months in Abuja compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 9006th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Sharjah

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Abuja Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$8199

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$564
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$672
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$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469