Abuja vs Amsterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Amsterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$2545
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$5759
🏠 One person rent
$165
$1649
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$2742
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$538
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$3788
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
37
95
😀 Quality of life
21
94
🏙️ Population
1.57M
921K

The cost of living in Abuja is 89% less expensive than in Amsterdam. Cities ranked 9247th and 612th ($288 vs $2545) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 0.5 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 8926th and 37th 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
$1.42
$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$77.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$6.35
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$1693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$2979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$2298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$48.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$9157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$5939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$27.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$83.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$1976
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$10734

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$313
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$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833