Abuja vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$3719
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$666
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$1137
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$3571
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
39
95
😀 Quality of life
22
96
🏙️ Population
1.69M
587K

The cost of living in Abuja is 0.1% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 3914th and 3903rd ($1514 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 529th in Nigeria and Germany, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 2.4 months in Essen. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 9057th and 24th 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
$3.06
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$633
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$1153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$37.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$4342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$3278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$460
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$9800

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$852
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$393
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1363

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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
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575