Abuja vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$953
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$3112
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
37
65
😀 Quality of life
19
89
🏙️ Population
1.57M
563K

The cost of living in Abuja is 14% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 4418th and 3857th ($1262 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 506th in Nigeria and Germany, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Dresden ranked 30th in Germany, while ranked 8886th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$12328

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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
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387