Abuja vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$4090
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$762
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$1319
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$3427
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
39
93
😀 Quality of life
22
93
🏙️ Population
1.69M
595K

The cost of living in Abuja is 7% less expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 3914th and 3401st ($1514 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 304th in Nigeria and Germany, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 2.1 months in Dortmund. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Dortmund ranked 11th in Germany, while ranked 9057th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$755
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$1352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$54.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$3153
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$2430
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$3.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$5.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$93.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$29016

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$852
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$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

Cities near Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1495
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1558
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1591
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1583
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1549
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1558
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1521
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1542
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1537
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1567
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1566
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1554
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1248
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1478
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1547
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1463
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1550
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1552
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1415
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1579
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1552
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1515
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1521
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1533
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1561
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1488
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1555
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1569