Abuja vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abuja	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1551	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3142	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$1167	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$2057	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$76	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$83.9	$912
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	39	8
😀 Quality of life	23	48
🏙️ Population	1.69M	24.7K

The cost of living in Abuja is 6% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 3904th and 3471st ($1551 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Abuja ranked 8th best city to live in Nigeria vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 9058th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Victoria

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	Abuja	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.05	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.7	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1864	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$888	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3354	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1593	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.1	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.42%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1116	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1118	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.42	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.7	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.07	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.89	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.08	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.9	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$134	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2219	$8971

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Cities near Abuja

Distance	City	Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi	Minna	$785
163 km or 101 mi	Kaduna	$353
181 km or 113 mi	Jos	$830
225 km or 140 mi	Zaria	$584
291 km or 181 mi	Enugu	$587
293 km or 182 mi	Bauchi	$750
296 km or 184 mi	Owo	$594
297 km or 185 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
321 km or 199 mi	Awka	$785
323 km or 201 mi	Akure	$578
329 km or 204 mi	Ilorin	$538
331 km or 205 mi	Onitsha	$922
346 km or 215 mi	Kano	$563
352 km or 219 mi	Osogbo	$659
357 km or 222 mi	Gusau	$594
367 km or 228 mi	Ife	$775
368 km or 229 mi	Benin	$655
392 km or 243 mi	Umuahia	$849
400 km or 249 mi	Owerri	$1555
414 km or 257 mi	Oyo	$665
434 km or 270 mi	Ibadan	$759
438 km or 272 mi	Katsina	$581
438 km or 272 mi	Warri	$878
438 km or 272 mi	Aba	$601
456 km or 283 mi	Bamenda	$687
466 km or 289 mi	Calabar	$386
482 km or 299 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
496 km or 308 mi	Maradi	$1143
503 km or 312 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
509 km or 316 mi	Sokoto	$425
513 km or 319 mi	Bafoussam	$750
536 km or 333 mi	Lagos	$1022
537 km or 334 mi	Kumba	$834
552 km or 343 mi	Zinder	$1143
562 km or 349 mi	Save	$650
574 km or 357 mi	Damaturu	$535
577 km or 358 mi	Buea	$641
592 km or 368 mi	Limbe	$750
606 km or 377 mi	Malabo	$1344
608 km or 378 mi	Douala	$1254

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419