Abuja vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$953
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$1789
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
37
95
😀 Quality of life
19
86
🏙️ Population
1.57M
2.6M

The cost of living in Abuja is 9% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4418th and 4715th ($1262 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Taiwan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 8886th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$18424

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$787
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$377
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$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
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$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$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
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$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
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$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
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605