Abuja vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$2429
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
39
100
😀 Quality of life
23
96
🏙️ Population
1.69M
14.3M

The cost of living in Abuja is 18% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4364th and 3273rd ($1375 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Nigeria and Japan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Abuja compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 9006th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Tokyo

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Abuja Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$17493

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$692
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$323
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$760
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$517
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$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
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$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
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006