Abuja vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$1536
🏠 One person rent
$953
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$222
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
50
😀 Quality of life
19
48
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.57M

The cost of living in Abuja is 126% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4418th and 8203rd ($1262 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 55th in Nigeria and Iran, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 8886th and 6304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.7
 Cappuccino
$1.32
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$1.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$2159

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$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
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$546
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$537
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$556
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$541
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$489
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$561
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$548
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$507
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$527
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$520
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$577
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$515
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$588
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$545
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$490
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$878
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$713
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$557
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$588
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1267
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$989
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1226
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$552
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1218
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$870
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$467
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1457
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$559
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$716
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1719
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$728
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$879
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$705