Cost of Living Comparison Between Aba and Abuja Cost of Living Comparison Between Aba and Abuja

🙂 Solo nomad: Aba is 64.4% cheaper than Abuja without rent, and 70.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Aba is 56.7% cheaper than Abuja without rent, and 75.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.25 ₦7,158

$1.94 ₦2,646

170.62%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.65 ₦14.5K

$45.43 ₦61.9K

-76.56%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.27 ₦7,184

$5.64 ₦7,687

-6.56%

Cappuccino

$2.55 ₦3,477

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ₦549

$0.55 ₦752

-27.27%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.25 ₦340

$0.42 ₦569

-40.48%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.02 ₦1,396

$1.12 ₦1,524

-8.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.34 ₦1,822

$1.14 ₦1,561

17.54%

Milk (1 liter)

$3.09 ₦4,217

White Bread (500g)

$2.01 ₦2,739

$1.30 ₦1,767

54.62%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.16 ₦5,677

$2.47 ₦3,369

68.42%

Eggs

$2.55 ₦3,479

$1.57 ₦2,140

62.42%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$1.58 ₦2,159

$5.29 ₦7,219

-70.13%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.47 ₦7,459

$4.60 ₦6,276

18.91%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.02 ₦5,483

Apples (1kg)

$3.09 ₦4,220

Banana (1kg)

$1.70 ₦2,322

Oranges (1kg)

$0.41 ₦553

$2.14 ₦2,921

-80.84%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.50 ₦683

$1.70 ₦2,312

-70.59%

Potato (1kg)

$1.33 ₦1,807

$2.11 ₦2,881

-36.97%

Onion (1kg)

$0.54 ₦733

$2.44 ₦3,322

-77.87%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.58 ₦791

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.29 ₦395

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.20 ₦1,640

$2.49 ₦3,395

-51.81%

Wine (Bottle)

$2.58 ₦3,522

$7.33 ₦10.0K

-64.80%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.09 ₦1,491

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.40 ₦1,911

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.54 ₦733

$0.66 ₦898

-18.18%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.50 ₦678

$0.91 ₦1,244

-45.05%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.48 ₦655

$1.04 ₦1,416

-53.85%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.03 ₦2,767

$4.39 ₦5,993

-53.76%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.66 ₦907

$0.82 ₦1,114

-19.51%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$30.44 ₦41.5K

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$11.01 ₦15.0K

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$42.30 ₦57.7K

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$13.10 ₦17.9K

$45.02 ₦61.4K

-70.90%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.39 ₦8,708

$10.56 ₦14.4K

-39.49%

Cinema Ticket

$8.18 ₦11.2K

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$91.7 ₦125.1K

$134 ₦182.5K

-31.45%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,968 ₦2.7M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$20.43 ₦27.9K

$29.58 ₦40.3K

-30.93%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$15.33 ₦20.9K

$29.01 ₦39.6K

-47.16%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$69.1 ₦94.3K

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$85.1 ₦116.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$516 ₦703.6K

$2,475 ₦3.4M

-79.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$310 ₦422.6K

$1,150 ₦1.6M

-73.05%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$793 ₦1.1M

$5,500 ₦7.5M

-85.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$463 ₦631.9K

$2,639 ₦3.6M

-82.44%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,144 ₦1.6M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,118 ₦1.5M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$21.79 ₦29.7K

$281 ₦382.8K

-92.24%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

22.5

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Aba: March 1, 2026

Last update for Abuja: March 2, 2026

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