Abuja vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$235
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
49
😀 Quality of life
22
56
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.57M

The cost of living in Abuja is 174% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 3914th and 8247th ($1514 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 41st in Nigeria and Iran, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 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 9057th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$2133

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$664
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$642
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$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
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$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
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$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
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$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
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$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
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$1413
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$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$530
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$503
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$529
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$477
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$463
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$530
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$453
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$483
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$470
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$534
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$545
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$604
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$501
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$476
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$459
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$873
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$730
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$930
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$549
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1237
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1008
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1454
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$530
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$726
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1770
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$632
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$889
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$719