Abuja vs Amsterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Amsterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$3118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$7329
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$2031
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$3485
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$654
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$260
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$4702
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
39
95
😀 Quality of life
22
96
🏙️ Population
1.69M
921K

The cost of living in Abuja is 51% less expensive than in Amsterdam. Cities ranked 3914th and 143rd ($1514 vs $3118) 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 0.1 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 9057th and 31st 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
$3.06
$21.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$15.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$7.2
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$3.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$2130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$1705
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$3833
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$2970
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$10418
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$7591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$3.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$33.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$44.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$37.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$2892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$19920

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$852
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$393
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$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
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$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2178
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2589
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2252
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2230
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2568
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2256
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2235
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2718
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2222
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2134
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2414
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1514
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2392
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2111
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2581
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2374
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2228
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2011
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2615
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1829
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2329
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2262
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1860
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2082
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2706
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2302
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2318
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2070
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2154
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2187
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1986
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1992
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2058
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2107
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2164
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2100
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2087
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2238