Abuja vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$1555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$3707
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$755
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$1271
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$3206
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
39
65
😀 Quality of life
22
89
🏙️ Population
1.69M
566K

The cost of living in Abuja is 3% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 3914th and 3768th ($1514 vs $1555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 462nd 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 Dresden. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Dresden ranked 28th in Germany, while ranked 9057th and 263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$5.15
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$491
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$1259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$871
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$5084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$3851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$23.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$9.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$14681

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$852
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$393
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563