Abuja vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$1752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$4185
🏠 One person rent
$165
$967
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$1672
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$477
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$3141
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
37
92
😀 Quality of life
21
96
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.07M

The cost of living in Abuja is 84% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 9247th and 2484th ($288 vs $1752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 31st in Nigeria and Germany, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 8926th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Cologne

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Abuja Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$3.98
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$925
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$1272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$5594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$6.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$8.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$16182

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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 Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776