Abuja vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$1402
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$3491
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$684
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$1301
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$460
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$2953
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
38
65
😀 Quality of life
19
88
🏙️ Population
1.69M
566K

The cost of living in Abuja is 7% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 3416th and 3862nd ($1502 vs $1402) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 512th 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 33rd in Germany, while ranked 8901st and 217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$9.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4.54
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$3.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$1357
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$929
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$4831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$3685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$21.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$13167

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$587
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$779
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$558
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$883
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$1611
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$677
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$776
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$579
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$881
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$621
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$553
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$384
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$679
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$972
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$1030
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$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
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$1113
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$764
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
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$553
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$601
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$655
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$741
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$1341
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$1352
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$1325
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$1202
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$1309
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$1048
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$1278
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$880
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$971
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$1420
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$1314
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$1351
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$1373
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$942
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$1187
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$1092
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$1081
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$1033
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$1222
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$1310
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$1307
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$1353
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$1350
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$1352
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$1147
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$1362
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$1241
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$1281
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$1011
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$1030
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$1452
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$1516
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$1118
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$1216
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