Abuja vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$953
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$3234
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
37
95
😀 Quality of life
19
95
🏙️ Population
1.57M
585K

The cost of living in Abuja is 17% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4418th and 3595th ($1262 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 371st 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 Essen. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 8886th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$39.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$9380

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$787
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$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431