Abuja vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$2974
🏠 One person rent
$953
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$1056
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$1043
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
37
33
😀 Quality of life
19
72
🏙️ Population
1.57M
623K

The cost of living in Abuja is 6% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 4418th and 4641st ($1262 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th in Nigeria and Greece, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Crete ranked 6th in Greece, while ranked 8886th and 1944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$4.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$795
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$35.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$3592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$3109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$5.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$84.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$3997

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$787
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$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1137
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1120
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1257
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1769
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1956
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$868
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1528
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1257
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1143
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1123
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1366
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1146
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1054
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1228
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1459
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1095
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1106
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1060
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1005
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$1077
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$408
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$743
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1198
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1148
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$407
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$741
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$638
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$892
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$663
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$876
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$600
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1080
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$612