Abuja vs Amsterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Amsterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$2859
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$6482
🏠 One person rent
$953
$1887
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$3118
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$4389
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
37
95
😀 Quality of life
19
95
🏙️ Population
1.57M
921K

The cost of living in Abuja is 56% less expensive than in Amsterdam. Cities ranked 4418th and 252nd ($1262 vs $2859) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.5 months in Amsterdam. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Amsterdam ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 8886th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Amsterdam

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Abuja Amsterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$85.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$6.72
 Cappuccino
$1.32
$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$3.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$1928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$1599
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$3529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$2619
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$10663
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$7824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$3.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$91.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$26.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$5.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$62.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$99.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$2462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$13828

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$787
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2373
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2170
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2076
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2246
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2180
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2072
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2088
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2184
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2228
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2375
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1412
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2053
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1916
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2094
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2010
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1991
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1821
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2219
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1916
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1782
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1897
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1831
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1891
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2027
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1994
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1661
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1841
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1886
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2006
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1827
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1845
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1750
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1865