Cost of Living Comparison Between Abuja and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Abuja and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Abuja is 26.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 36% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Abuja is 20.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 21.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.98 ₦3,046

$4.68 ฿151

-57.69%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$44.88 ₦69K

$46.4 ฿1,502

-3.28%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.74 ₦8,823

$8.65 ฿280

-33.64%

Cappuccino

$2.45 ₦3,767

$3.09 ฿100

-20.71%

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

$0.54 ₦835

$0.73 ฿23.53

-26.03%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ₦598

$0.37 ฿11.95

5.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.1 ₦1,692

$2.39 ฿77.4

-53.97%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.18 ₦1,806

$3.62 ฿117

-67.40%

Milk (1 liter)

$3.09 ₦4,742

$2.24 ฿72.5

37.95%

White Bread (500g)

$1.31 ₦2,007

$1.8 ฿58.2

-27.22%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.45 ₦3,772

$2.24 ฿72.3

9.37%

Eggs

$1.49 ₦2,285

$2.23 ฿72.1

-33.18%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.23 ₦8,043

$19.31 ฿625

-72.92%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.4 ₦6,770

$3.77 ฿122

16.71%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.98 ₦6,124

$13.05 ฿422

-69.50%

Apples (1kg)

$3.01 ₦4,628

$3.28 ฿106

-8.23%

Banana (1kg)

$1.75 ₦2,694

$1.63 ฿52.6

7.36%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.07 ₦3,187

$2.4 ฿77.7

-13.75%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.69 ₦2,601

$1.99 ฿64.3

-15.08%

Potato (1kg)

$2.16 ₦3,321

$1.53 ฿49.62

41.18%

Onion (1kg)

$2.54 ₦3,910

$1.49 ฿48.11

70.47%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.61 ₦935

$1.02 ฿32.87

-40.20%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.31 ₦482

$0.48 ฿15.61

-35.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.47 ₦3,790

$4.32 ฿140

-42.82%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.34 ₦11.3K

$21.68 ฿702

-66.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.11 ₦1,705

$1.77 ฿57.3

-37.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.4 ₦2,153

$2.79 ฿90.4

-49.82%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.69 ₦1,054

$1.35 ฿43.74

-48.89%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.87 ₦1,334

$3.15 ฿102

-72.38%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.07 ₦1,651

$1 ฿32.3

7.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.27 ₦6,561

$13.64 ฿442

-68.70%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.76 ₦1,174

$1.3 ฿42.2

-41.54%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$27.4K ฿885.2K

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$33.9K ฿1.1M

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

$30.91 ₦47.5K

$123 ฿3,970

-74.80%

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

$10.79 ₦16.6K

$13.93 ฿451

-22.54%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.8 ₦62.7K

$18.24 ฿590

123.68%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$45.42 ₦69.8K

$60.8 ฿1,966

-25.23%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.66 ₦16.4K

$17.11 ฿554

-37.70%

Cinema Ticket

$8.36 ₦12.9K

$9.07 ฿294

-7.83%

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

$133 ₦204.9K

$694 ฿22.5K

-80.79%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,003 ₦3.1M

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-87.40%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$30.04 ₦46.2K

$57.5 ฿1,861

-47.77%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.08 ₦44.7K

$34.51 ฿1,117

-15.73%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$69.7 ₦107.2K

$115 ฿3,727

-39.45%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$85 ₦130.6K

$84.8 ฿2,743

0.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,483 ₦3.8M

$611 ฿19.8K

306.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,138 ₦1.7M

$442 ฿14.3K

157.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$5,411 ₦8.3M

$2,014 ฿65.2K

168.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,717 ₦4.2M

$1,460 ฿47.2K

86.17%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,137 ₦1.7M

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-73.21%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,122 ₦1.7M

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-61.11%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$282 ₦433.5K

$697 ฿22.5K

-59.51%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

22.5

5.33

322.14%

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

Last update for Abuja: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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