Abuja vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Abuja	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1494	$1439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3037	$3271
🏠 One person rent	$1125	$748
🏘️ Family rent	$1994	$1138
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$280	$1781
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	38	27
😀 Quality of life	22	76
🏙️ Population	1.69M	687K

The cost of living in Abuja is 4% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4025th and 4173rd ($1494 vs $1439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 62nd in Nigeria and Spain, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 8930th and 1134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Zaragoza

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	Abuja	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.55	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$4.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1803	$728
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3229	$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1570	$987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.5	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.3	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.45%	3.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1417	$4889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$2565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.22	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.25	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$8.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.05	$4.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.95	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.79	$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.59	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.26	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.72	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.4	$76.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$133	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1949	$8285

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Cities near Abuja

Distance	City	Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi	Minna	$756
163 km or 101 mi	Kaduna	$401
181 km or 113 mi	Jos	$826
225 km or 140 mi	Zaria	$542
291 km or 181 mi	Enugu	$480
293 km or 182 mi	Bauchi	$767
296 km or 184 mi	Owo	$669
297 km or 185 mi	Ado Ekiti	$649
321 km or 199 mi	Awka	$866
323 km or 201 mi	Akure	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Ilorin	$521
331 km or 205 mi	Onitsha	$1064
346 km or 215 mi	Kano	$549
352 km or 219 mi	Osogbo	$705
357 km or 222 mi	Gusau	$598
367 km or 228 mi	Ife	$779
368 km or 229 mi	Benin	$633
392 km or 243 mi	Umuahia	$956
400 km or 249 mi	Owerri	$1774
414 km or 257 mi	Oyo	$681
434 km or 270 mi	Ibadan	$761
438 km or 272 mi	Katsina	$586
438 km or 272 mi	Warri	$925
438 km or 272 mi	Aba	$679
456 km or 283 mi	Bamenda	$614
466 km or 289 mi	Calabar	$390
482 km or 299 mi	Port Harcourt	$681
496 km or 308 mi	Maradi	$1111
503 km or 312 mi	Abeokuta	$1009
509 km or 316 mi	Sokoto	$437
513 km or 319 mi	Bafoussam	$620
536 km or 333 mi	Lagos	$1185
537 km or 334 mi	Kumba	$846
552 km or 343 mi	Zinder	$1104
562 km or 349 mi	Save	$650
574 km or 357 mi	Damaturu	$560
577 km or 358 mi	Buea	$679
592 km or 368 mi	Limbe	$737
606 km or 377 mi	Malabo	$1132
608 km or 378 mi	Douala	$1422

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1175
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1421
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1389
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1588
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1469
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1433
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1333
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1555
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1712
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1193
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1243
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1593
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1618
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1230
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1704
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1262
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1583
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1759
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1535
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1215
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1432
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1823
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1222
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1352
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1627
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1423
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1618
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1280
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1594
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1569
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1722
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1700
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1614
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1658
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1759
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1713
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1593
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1603