Abuja vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$5417
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$1477
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$2341
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$612
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$3342
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
39
86
😀 Quality of life
22
99
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.79M

The cost of living in Abuja is 39% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 3914th and 918th ($1514 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Nigeria and Canada, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 9057th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$17676

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$852
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$393
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2241
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2326
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2463
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2242
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2033
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2379
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2449
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2012
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2193
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2038
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2103
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1869
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1998
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1705
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2049
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2044
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2045
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2010
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1443
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1844
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2096
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2071
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1928
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2187
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2082
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2109
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1936
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2083
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1971
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1868
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2021
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2036
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2031
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2043