Abuja vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$953
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$177
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
37
69
😀 Quality of life
19
46
🏙️ Population
1.57M
11.1M

The cost of living in Abuja is 211% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 4418th and 8968th ($1262 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Nigeria and Pakistan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 8886th and 6453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Lahore

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Abuja Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.55
 Cappuccino
$1.32
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$4.14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$1046

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$787
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$376
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$500
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$308
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$280
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$335
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$310
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$378
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$312
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$319
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$373
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$344
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$407
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$430
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$344
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$456
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$328
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$360
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$358
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$397
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$376
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$439
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$358
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$286
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$388
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$323
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$252
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$371
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$294
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$328
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$284
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$374
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$280
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$372
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$375
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$338