Abuja vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abuja	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1502	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3792	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$1135	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$2756	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$277	$1598
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	38	63
😀 Quality of life	19	38
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.27M

The cost of living in Abuja is 63% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3416th and 5917th ($1502 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Nigeria and South Africa, respectively. Check Nigeria vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 8901st and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Soweto

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	Abuja	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1823	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4523	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2198	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.42%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1406	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1124	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.14	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.11	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.97	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.81	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.74	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.4	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.5	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$133	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1951	$3805

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Cities near Abuja

Distance	City	Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi	Minna	$743
163 km or 101 mi	Kaduna	$371
181 km or 113 mi	Jos	$820
225 km or 140 mi	Zaria	$526
291 km or 181 mi	Enugu	$462
293 km or 182 mi	Bauchi	$759
296 km or 184 mi	Owo	$651
297 km or 185 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
321 km or 199 mi	Awka	$805
323 km or 201 mi	Akure	$634
329 km or 204 mi	Ilorin	$535
331 km or 205 mi	Onitsha	$972
346 km or 215 mi	Kano	$553
352 km or 219 mi	Osogbo	$695
357 km or 222 mi	Gusau	$587
367 km or 228 mi	Ife	$779
368 km or 229 mi	Benin	$558
392 km or 243 mi	Umuahia	$883
400 km or 249 mi	Owerri	$1611
414 km or 257 mi	Oyo	$677
434 km or 270 mi	Ibadan	$776
438 km or 272 mi	Katsina	$579
438 km or 272 mi	Warri	$881
438 km or 272 mi	Aba	$621
456 km or 283 mi	Bamenda	$553
466 km or 289 mi	Calabar	$384
482 km or 299 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
496 km or 308 mi	Maradi	$972
503 km or 312 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
509 km or 316 mi	Sokoto	$426
513 km or 319 mi	Bafoussam	$555
536 km or 333 mi	Lagos	$1113
537 km or 334 mi	Kumba	$764
552 km or 343 mi	Zinder	$974
562 km or 349 mi	Save	$613
574 km or 357 mi	Damaturu	$553
577 km or 358 mi	Buea	$601
592 km or 368 mi	Limbe	$655
606 km or 377 mi	Malabo	$741
608 km or 378 mi	Douala	$1265

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003