Abuja vs Ankara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Ankara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$1118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$2746
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$570
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$80.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$806
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
96
😀 Quality of life
22
75
🏙️ Population
1.69M
5.8M

The cost of living in Abuja is 35% more expensive than in Ankara. Cities ranked 3914th and 4905th ($1514 vs $1118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Nigeria and Turkey, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.7 months in Ankara. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Ankara ranked 2nd in Turkey, while ranked 9057th and 2097th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Ankara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$35.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$645
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$1084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$74.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
49.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$1769
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$1186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$6.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$5.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$2.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$2.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$155
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$13974

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$852
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$393
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$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
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$700
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$780
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$759
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$655
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$750
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$578
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$786
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$695
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$800
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$697
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$745
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$777
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$838
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$820
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$686
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$547
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$670
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$664
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$837
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$612
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$852
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$725
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$985
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$779
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$838
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$781
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$696
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$754
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$835
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$819
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$787
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$690
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$1059
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$659
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$420
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$679
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$546
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$720
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$915