Abuja vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$1684
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
38
95
😀 Quality of life
19
86
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.6M

The cost of living in Abuja is 27% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 3416th and 4534th ($1502 vs $1181) 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 8901st and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Taipei

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Abuja Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$19749

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$743
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$371
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$820
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$526
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$462
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$759
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$651
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$805
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$634
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$535
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$972
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$553
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$695
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$587
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$558
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$883
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1611
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$677
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$776
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$579
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$881
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$621
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$553
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$384
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$679
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$972
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1030
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1113
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$764
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$553
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$601
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$655
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$741
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1265

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581