Abuja vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abuja	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1502	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3792	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$1135	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$2756	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$277	$5859
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	100
😀 Quality of life	19	94
🏙️ Population	1.69M	690K

The cost of living in Abuja is 52% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 3416th and 96th ($1502 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 86th in Nigeria and the United States, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 8901st and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Washington

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	Abuja	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1823	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4523	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2198	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.42%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1406	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1124	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.14	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.11	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.97	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.81	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.74	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.4	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$133	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1951	$24653

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Cities near Abuja

Distance	City	Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi	Minna	$743
163 km or 101 mi	Kaduna	$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

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979