Abuja vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$2387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$5438
🏠 One person rent
$165
$1384
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$2466
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$3915
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
93
😀 Quality of life
21
96
🏙️ Population
1.57M
644K

The cost of living in Abuja is 88% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 9247th and 872nd ($288 vs $2387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Nigeria and Denmark, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 1.6 months in Copenhagen. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 8926th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Copenhagen

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Abuja Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$19.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$94.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$8.1
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$6.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$4.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$1538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$2867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$2046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$8131
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$5911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$88.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$32.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$5.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$68.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$539
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$8976

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$313
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2011
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$1887
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1276
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1566
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1766
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$1999
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1480
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1652
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1439
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1375
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1638
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1330
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1181
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1318
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1972
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1569
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1880
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1392
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1282
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1541
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1584
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1403
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1380
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1438
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1657
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1382
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1398
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1426
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1506
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1159
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1599
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1338
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1380
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1519
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1329