Abuja vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$2474
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
38
100
😀 Quality of life
19
99
🏙️ Population
1.69M
14.3M

The cost of living in Abuja is 7% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3416th and 3019th ($1502 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Nigeria and Japan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 8901st 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
$3.45
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$15235

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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
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101