Abuja vs Ankara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Ankara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$2334
🏠 One person rent
$953
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$74.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$758
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
96
😀 Quality of life
19
73
🏙️ Population
1.57M
5.8M

The cost of living in Abuja is 39% more expensive than in Ankara. Cities ranked 4418th and 6106th ($1262 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Nigeria and Turkey, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.8 months in Ankara. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Ankara ranked 2nd in Turkey, while ranked 8886th and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Ankara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$8.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$7.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$516
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$64
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
41.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$1532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$1031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$9.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$5.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$9.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$5.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$8.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$9972

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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
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$675
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$678
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$643
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$599
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$673
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$617
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$705
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$461
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$504
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$591
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$672
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$716
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$426
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$607
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$605
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$502
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$674
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$692
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$700
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$633
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$656
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$652
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$606
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$642
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$662
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$625
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$637
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$695
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$643
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$690
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$647
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$579
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$536
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$594
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$482
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$728
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$789