Abuja vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1551
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3142
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$1167
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$2057
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$76
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$83.9
$1631
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
39
63
😀 Quality of life
23
48
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.27M

The cost of living in Abuja is 47% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3904th and 5251st ($1551 vs $1057) 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 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Abuja ranked 8th best city to live in Nigeria vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 9058th and 6890th 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
$3.05
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1864
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3354
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1593
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.42
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.89
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2219
$4370

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$785
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$353
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$830
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$584
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$587
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$750
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$594
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$785
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$578
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$538
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$922
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$659
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$594
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$775
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$655
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$849
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1555
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$665
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$581
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$878
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$601
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$687
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$386
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$618
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1143
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1017
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$425
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$750
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1022
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$834
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1143
562 km or 349 mi Save
$650
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$535
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$641
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$750
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1344
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1254

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
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$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950