Abuja vs Athens - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Athens
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$1366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$3344
🏠 One person rent
$953
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$1210
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$470
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$1105
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
37
90
😀 Quality of life
19
78
🏙️ Population
1.57M
643K

The cost of living in Abuja is 8% less expensive than in Athens. Cities ranked 4418th and 4177th ($1262 vs $1366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 8886th and 658th 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
$2.91
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$5.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$495
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$928
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$3450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$3233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$5.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$9.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$93.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$500
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$11136

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$787
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$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
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186