Abuja vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1494
$2842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$7133
🏠 One person rent
$1125
$1532
🏘️ Family rent
$1994
$2661
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$911
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$280
$7419
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
38
80
😀 Quality of life
22
96
🏙️ Population
1.69M
137K

The cost of living in Abuja is 47% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 4025th and 317th ($1494 vs $2842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 37th in Nigeria and Switzerland, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 8930th and 25th 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
$2.72
$27.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.55
$19.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$8.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$6.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$5.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1803
$1838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$865
$1206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3229
$3360
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1570
$2135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$52.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.45%
2.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1417
$19526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$8378
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.22
$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$8.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.11
$25.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$28.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$43.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$4.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$5.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.95
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.79
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$4.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$85.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.26
$24.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$130
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.72
$52.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$131
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54
$175
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$2594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1949
$22771

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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
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2864
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2739
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2605
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2791
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2756
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2928
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3014
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2587
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3256
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3171
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3283
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3233
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2521
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3078
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3001
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3439
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1451
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3682
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1724
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1717
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1715
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3027
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2246
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3039
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3867
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3468
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3310
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3265
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3286
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1501
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1413
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3368
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3357
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1708
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3640
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3287
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3373
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3227
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3364
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3234