Abuja vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$3498
🏠 One person rent
$165
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$1355
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$446
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$2906
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
37
65
😀 Quality of life
21
88
🏙️ Population
1.57M
555K

The cost of living in Abuja is 79% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 9247th and 3786th ($288 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 426th 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 2.1 months in Dresden. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Dresden ranked 31st in Germany, while ranked 8926th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$4.32
☕ Cappuccino
$0.74
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$14.3
🍏 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
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$10601

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$313
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303