Abuja vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$1144
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$2828
🏠 One person rent
$165
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$854
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$496
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$1491
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
37
33
😀 Quality of life
21
60
🏙️ Population
1.57M
623K

The cost of living in Abuja is 75% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 9247th and 4581st ($288 vs $1144) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 17th in Nigeria and Greece, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 1.3 months in Crete. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Crete ranked 17th in Greece, while ranked 8926th and 5333rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$3.53
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$84.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$3523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$2157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$4.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$7.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$11
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$4341

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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 Crete

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1015
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1169
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1738
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1974
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$844
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1359
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1475
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1235
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1097
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1058
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1287
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1137
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1047
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1172
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1467
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1061
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1134
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1038
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1129
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$785
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$403
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$647
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1186
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1086
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$402
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$774
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$541
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$825
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$576
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$829
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$544
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1037
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$647