Abuja vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$1303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$3083
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$1051
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$1100
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
39
32
😀 Quality of life
22
63
🏙️ Population
1.69M
623K

The cost of living in Abuja is 16% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 3914th and 4484th ($1514 vs $1303) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Nigeria and Greece, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.8 months in Crete. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Crete ranked 30th in Greece, while ranked 9057th and 5605th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$57.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$5.16
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$1017
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$771
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$4155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$3011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$58.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$5.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$8.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$5.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$95
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$5111

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$852
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$393
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1256
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1174
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1245
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1835
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2056
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$926
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1477
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1636
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1291
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1177
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1162
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1436
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1170
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1055
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1415
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1284
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1127
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1143
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1026
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$884
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$361
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$770
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1254
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1224
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$361
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$799
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$595
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1046
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$686
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$846
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$652
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1111
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$760