Abuja vs Amsterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Amsterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$2791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$6603
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$1828
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$3238
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$586
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$4145
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
38
95
😀 Quality of life
19
95
🏙️ Population
1.69M
921K

The cost of living in Abuja is 46% less expensive than in Amsterdam. Cities ranked 3416th and 331st ($1502 vs $2791) 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 8901st and 29th 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
$3.45
$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$6.3
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$1920
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$1536
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$3785
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$2716
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$9911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$7140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$93.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$29.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$6.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$4.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$30.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$2405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$18104

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$535
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$972
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$553
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$695
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$587
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$779
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$558
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$883
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$1611
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$677
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$776
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$579
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$881
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$621
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$553
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$384
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$679
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$972
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$1030
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$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
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$1113
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$764
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
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$601
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$655
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$741
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1944
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2291
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2085
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1937
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2090
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2049
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1957
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1995
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2251
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2081
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$1934
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2180
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1357
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2042
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1844
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2199
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2049
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1861
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1760
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2359
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1631
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2062
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1969
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1651
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1829
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2432
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2026
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2105
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1823
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1893
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1941
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$1975
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1613
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1764
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1813
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1851
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$1999
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1739
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$1862