Abuja vs Ankara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Ankara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$1033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$2700
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$501
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$83.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$1082
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
97
😀 Quality of life
23
75
🏙️ Population
1.69M
5.8M

The cost of living in Abuja is 33% more expensive than in Ankara. Cities ranked 4364th and 5311th ($1375 vs $1033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Nigeria and Turkey, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Abuja compared to 1 months in Ankara. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Ankara ranked 2nd in Turkey, while ranked 9006th and 1642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Ankara

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Abuja Ankara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$9.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$37.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$9.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$4.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$582
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$1026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$704
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
44.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$1148
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$743
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$17149

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$692
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$323
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$760
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$517
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$662
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$752
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$707
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$713
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$672
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$557
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$716
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$656
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$701
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$645
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$702
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$747
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$725
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$724
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$710
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$598
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$740
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$764
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$606
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$812
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$686
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$899
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$761
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$807
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$777
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$662
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$738
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$824
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$790
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$763
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$678
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$916
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$634
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$425
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$651
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$506
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$866