Abuja vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$953
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$2601
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
19
99
🏙️ Population
1.57M
14.3M

The cost of living in Abuja is 23% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4418th and 3085th ($1262 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Nigeria and Japan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 8886th and 3rd 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
$2.91
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$15495

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$787
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$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
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033