Abuja vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$1163
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$444
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
38
40
😀 Quality of life
19
48
🏙️ Population
1.69M
5.94M

The cost of living in Abuja is 95% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 3416th and 6559th ($1502 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and India, respectively. Check Nigeria vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 8901st and 6336th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Surat

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Abuja Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$2.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$1261

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Cost of living

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$553
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$587
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$779
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$558
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$883
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$1611
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$677
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$776
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$579
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$881
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$621
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$553
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$384
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$679
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$972
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$1030
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$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
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$1113
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$764
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$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$553
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$601
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$655
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$741
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$286
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$298
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$376
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$333
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$382
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$284
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$378
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$371
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$452
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$362
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$381
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$501
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$415
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$311
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$389
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$348
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$350
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$513
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$311
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$333
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$367
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$298
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$310
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$288
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$304
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$295
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$397
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$340
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$293
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$296
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$292
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$324
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$307
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$315
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$363
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
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$339
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$340