Abuja vs Ankara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Ankara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1551
$1027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3142
$2631
🏠 One person rent
$1167
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$2057
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$76
$82.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$83.9
$921
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
97
😀 Quality of life
23
74
🏙️ Population
1.69M
5.8M

The cost of living in Abuja is 51% more expensive than in Ankara. Cities ranked 3904th and 5466th ($1551 vs $1027) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Nigeria and Turkey, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.9 months in Ankara. Abuja ranked 8th best city to live in Nigeria vs Ankara ranked 2nd in Turkey, while ranked 9058th and 2214th 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
$3.05
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1864
$568
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$407
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3354
$954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1593
$658
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$65.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
46.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$1675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$1151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$6.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.42
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$5.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$2.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.89
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$648
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2219
$16166

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Distance City Cost of living
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$785
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$353
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$830
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$584
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$587
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$750
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$594
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$785
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$578
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$538
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$922
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$659
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$594
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$775
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$655
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$849
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1555
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$665
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$581
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$878
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$601
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$687
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$386
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$618
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1143
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1017
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$425
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$750
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1022
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$834
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1143
562 km or 349 mi Save
$650
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$535
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$641
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$750
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1344
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1254

Cities near Ankara

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$676
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$755
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$730
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$705
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$708
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$552
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$746
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$662
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$766
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$670
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$710
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$748
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$807
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$765
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$681
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$543
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$734
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$806
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$601
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$836
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$702
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$945
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$769
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$828
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$769
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$675
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$743
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$867
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$817
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$769
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$684
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$988
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$652
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$420
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$671
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$529
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$894