Abuja vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$1448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$517
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$3219
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
39
65
😀 Quality of life
23
92
🏙️ Population
1.69M
566K

The cost of living in Abuja is 5% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 4364th and 4158th ($1375 vs $1448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 592nd in Nigeria and Germany, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Abuja compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Dresden ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 9006th and 96th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Dresden

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Abuja Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$5.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$2772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$15933

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$692
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$323
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$760
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$517
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551