Abuja vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$3383
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$775
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$1312
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$477
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$1674
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
39
70
😀 Quality of life
22
81
🏙️ Population
1.69M
56.8K

The cost of living in Abuja is 4% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 3914th and 4118th ($1514 vs $1453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Nigeria and Cyprus, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Nicosia ranked 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 9057th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$8498

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$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
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$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
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$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
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$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
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1420
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1305
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1275
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1587
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1376
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1403
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2175
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1945
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1728
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$634
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$734
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$820
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$441
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$724
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$787
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1261
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1028
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$647
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$822
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$690
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$791
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$647
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$930
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$659
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$591
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1775
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1633
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$599
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1840
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$543
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$438
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$1035
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1630
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769