Abuja vs Athens - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Athens
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1494
$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$3477
🏠 One person rent
$1125
$698
🏘️ Family rent
$1994
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$500
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$280
$1179
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
38
90
😀 Quality of life
22
81
🏙️ Population
1.69M
643K

The cost of living in Abuja is 4% more expensive than in Athens. Cities ranked 4025th and 4204th ($1494 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Nigeria and Greece, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.8 months in Athens. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Athens ranked 1st in Greece, while ranked 8930th and 586th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Athens

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Abuja Athens
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$59.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.55
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$5.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1803
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$865
$513
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3229
$1176
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1570
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.45%
4.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1417
$3817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$3804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.22
$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$5.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.11
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$5.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.95
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.79
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.26
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$55.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.72
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1949
$11477

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$756
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$401
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$826
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$542
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$480
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$767
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$669
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$649
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$866
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$654
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$521
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1064
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$549
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$598
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$633
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$956
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$681
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$761
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$586
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$925
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$679
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$614
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$390
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$681
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1111
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1009
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$437
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$620
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1185
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$846
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1104
562 km or 349 mi Save
$650
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$560
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$679
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$737
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1132
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1422

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1303
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1294
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1223
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1407
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1269
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1282
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1188
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1435
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1610
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1428
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1455
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1080
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1149
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1093
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1183
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1064
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1110
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$940
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2061
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1116
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1126
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1174
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$983
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1234
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1163
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1127
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1860
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1122
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1074
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1039
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1285
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1187
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1236
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1085
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1046
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1035
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$800
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$980
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1281