Abuja vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$3766
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$642
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$3165
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
39
96
😀 Quality of life
23
95
🏙️ Population
1.69M
587K

The cost of living in Abuja is 9% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4364th and 3925th ($1375 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 521st 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 2.1 months in Essen. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Essen ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 9006th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Essen

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Abuja Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$9789

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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
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538