Abuja vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$165
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$3220
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
37
95
😀 Quality of life
21
95
🏙️ Population
1.57M
579K

The cost of living in Abuja is 81% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 9247th and 3358th ($288 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 247th 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 Essen. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Essen ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 8926th and 32nd 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
$1.42
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$4.1
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$23.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$9133

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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

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410