Abuja vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$1401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$3713
🏠 One person rent
$165
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$1418
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$468
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$2678
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
37
93
😀 Quality of life
21
77
🏙️ Population
1.57M
587K

The cost of living in Abuja is 79% less expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 9247th and 3822nd ($288 vs $1401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 452nd in Nigeria and Germany, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 1.9 months in Dortmund. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Dortmund ranked 62nd in Germany, while ranked 8926th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$4.7
☕ Cappuccino
$0.74
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$389
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$1387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$2907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$5.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$7.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$13929

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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 Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357