When analyzing cost-of-living expenses, one big consideration is housing. Rent or mortgage payments, utility costs, property taxes, homeowners association fees, and household maintenance are all common housing costs. Housing costs can vary widely between cities. And while many Nigerians dream of living in big cities such as Lagos, Abuja, and PortHarcourt, the reality is grim: they can’t afford it.
Fortunately, there are places that offer a low cost of living and still offer you a big city feel. If you want a city that offers laid back lifestyle, political stability, and low-cost housing, you should look towards Abakaliki, Ebonyi state. And no, Abakaliki is no longer that ancient city that was struggling to adapt to modernization.
A visit to Abakaliki would convince you that it is a place to inhabit when compared to the cost of living in Lagos or other major cities even in the Southeast (eg Enugu and Owerri). Virtually every amenity that makes a place a city in Nigeria can be found in Abakaliki.
Many of the older buildings are rapidly giving way for new structures making the city don a matchless blend of the modern and the conservative. From the upscale neighbourhood, vibrant nightlife to cheap transportation, the city has it all. The low housing cost and the high-quality living standard have attracted many people to relocate to the city.
Below is the cost of house rent in Abakaliki on an area-to-area basis, set in no particular order of significance.
The places with the lowest House Rent In Abakaliki
If you are just setting out in life and do not subscribe to spending the lion’s share of your earnings on housing, this section is for you.
These places are quite affordable although they may lack one or two or more things in form of constant electricity, water supply, accessibility, security, serenity, parking space, etc. Depending on your taste, income, and endurance bandwidth, this may not be a place forever.
These places include Olisaemeka Street off Udensi Roundabout, Excess Field Road off Hilltop Junction, Low cost Street, Hausa Quarters, Nkaliki Road, Nsugbe Street, Etc. Houses for rent in these areas go for between sixty thousand naira to one hundred and fifty thousand naira depending on the size of the rooms, the newness, and its seclusion.
Up to two rooms in a compound house commonly referred to as “face me I face you” space, one can possibly pay sixty thousand naira yearly as rent whereas if it’s a self-contained flat of two to three rooms, it can be rented out at the rate of one hundred and fifty thousand naira and above.
Places with medium to high-cost House Rent In Abakaliki
If you have a need for serenity and more comfort and can spare a couple of six to seven figures, the following areas are where you should be looking for accomodation.
Government House Axis, Udensi Roundabouts, Abakaliki. Within this environment, you can get bedroom detached flats (3 or 4 rooms) for rent. Prices of rents go for around 350 thousand naira (or less). This is because the government house environment in Abakaliki has tight security and very busy sight for pleasant views. The roads leading to this place are very accessible. This place is blessed with a steady electricity supply.
Nna Street, Grace Court hotels axis, off FETHA 1, Abakaliki: Nna Street is located behind the AE-FUNAI Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki. It is one of those locations in Ebonyi with absolute serenity and security advantaged because there’s the Ebonyi state headquarters a few kilometers away from its location. Nna Street rentals are mostly flat blocks. The price range is between 400 to 500 thousand naira annually for three rooms suite.
Democracy Estate Ntezi Abba, Abakaliki: Residents of Democracy estate pay 500 thousand naira, annually to occupy its four-bedroom detached flat. It also has a steady electricity supply and each of the rooms is a suite structure, that is to say, that each of the rooms has its own toilet and bathroom.
Ochudo City: The prestigious Ochudo City was named after the former executive Governor of Ebonyi state, Chief Martin Nwanchor Elechi. It’s serene and exclusively reserved for the stakeholders of Ebonyi State. It’s a beautiful environment that one could easily mistake as a presidential suite because of its glaring view. The price range for this place is n seven figures and would give you a worthy satisfaction of comfort. Note that what constitutes the price of rentals is the accessibility and serenity of such an environment.
Onwe Road, Abakaliki: Onwe road is behind the Ebonyi state government house. It is popularity gain is as a result of the calibers of its residents. Houses in Onwe road are between over 2 million for rentals in the duration of one year and there are not the regular flat blocks but edifice of large structures.
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These places mentioned above constitute the random pick made in the course of this post to portray the acute affordability of the cost of living in Abakaliki. There are also many other beautiful places that could pique your interest if you further research more about Abakaliki and its metropolis.
Ogbaga Road: This is mostly occupied by politicians from within and outside the state. Its residents are derived from the “big men” of the state. So it’s easy for one to use the mind’s eye to picture how significant the area of Ogbaga Road is regarded.
It is majorly with semi-detached Duplex and its price ranges are between four Million or more annually depending on the size of the structure.
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