Abuja vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$7059
🏠 One person rent
$165
$1356
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$2684
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$836
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$6378
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
37
80
😀 Quality of life
21
94
🏙️ Population
1.57M
134K

The cost of living in Abuja is 89% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 9247th and 579th ($288 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 37th in Nigeria and Switzerland, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 2.5 months in Bern. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Bern ranked 7th in Switzerland, while ranked 8926th and 44th 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
$1.42
$24.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$93.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$7.18
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$4.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1040
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$2631
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$2284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$51.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$15943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$11901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$45.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$7.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$25.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$28.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$51.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$4.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$22.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$39.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$130
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$156
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$2993
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$28492

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$313
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2597
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2527
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2400
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2368
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2248
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2665
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2580
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2838
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2925
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2882
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2142
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2846
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2820
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$2693
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3296
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1492
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2706
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1952
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2702
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3444
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3083
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3128
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3041
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2861
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1327
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1282
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3073
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3051
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3380
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3001
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3200
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2930
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3059
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916