Abuja vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$953
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$456
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
37
40
😀 Quality of life
19
48
🏙️ Population
1.57M
5.94M

The cost of living in Abuja is 61% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4418th and 6501st ($1262 vs $785) 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 41st in India, while ranked 8886th and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$1.32
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$1527

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$658
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$681
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$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
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$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
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$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
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$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
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$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
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$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
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$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
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$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
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$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
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$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
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$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
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$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348