Abuja vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1551
$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3142
$4775
🏠 One person rent
$1167
$1083
🏘️ Family rent
$2057
$1841
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$76
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$83.9
$3654
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
39
92
😀 Quality of life
23
96
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.09M

The cost of living in Abuja is 22% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 3904th and 2067th ($1551 vs $1990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Nigeria and Germany, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Abuja ranked 8th best city to live in Nigeria vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 9058th and 15th 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
$3.05
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$5.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1864
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3354
$1926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1593
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$7562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$5093
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$68.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.42
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$8.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.89
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$97
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$897
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2219
$22470

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$785
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$353
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$830
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$584
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$587
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$750
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$594
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$785
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$578
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$538
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$922
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$659
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$594
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$775
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$655
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$849
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1555
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$665
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$581
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$878
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$601
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$687
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$386
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$618
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1143
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1017
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$425
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$750
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1022
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$834
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1143
562 km or 349 mi Save
$650
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$535
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$641
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$750
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1344
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1254

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944