Abuja vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$2512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$6867
🏠 One person rent
$953
$1268
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$2589
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$860
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$6657
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
37
80
😀 Quality of life
19
95
🏙️ Population
1.57M
135K

The cost of living in Abuja is 50% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 4418th and 743rd ($1262 vs $2512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 44th in Nigeria and Switzerland, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 2.6 months in Bern. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Bern ranked 6th in Switzerland, while ranked 8886th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Bern

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Abuja Bern
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$88.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$17.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$7.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$4.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$956
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$2706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$2140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
2.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$14168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$12333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$93.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$42.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$7.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$25.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$29.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$45.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$4.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$22.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$40.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$165
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$2516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$22088

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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
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011