Abuja vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$1443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$3513
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$690
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$1216
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$2980
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
38
96
😀 Quality of life
19
94
🏙️ Population
1.69M
587K

The cost of living in Abuja is 4% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 3416th and 3685th ($1502 vs $1443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 413th 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 8901st and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$49.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$1177
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$3401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$3.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$8902

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$805
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$634
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$535
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$972
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$553
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$695
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$587
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$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$558
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$883
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$1611
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$677
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$776
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$579
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$881
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$621
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$553
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$384
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$679
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$972
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$1030
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
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$1113
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$764
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$553
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$601
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$655
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$741
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448