Abuja vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$933
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$267
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
39
40
😀 Quality of life
23
60
🏙️ Population
1.69M
5.94M

The cost of living in Abuja is 107% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4364th and 7534th ($1375 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Nigeria and India, respectively. Check Nigeria vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Abuja compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 9006th and 5942nd 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
$2.62
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$877

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$531
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$597
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$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
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$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
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$699
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$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
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$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
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$1156

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Distance City Cost of living
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$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
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$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298