Abuja vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$3095
🏠 One person rent
$165
$649
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$1199
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$78.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$1590
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
69
😀 Quality of life
21
81
🏙️ Population
1.57M
330K

The cost of living in Abuja is 77% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 9247th and 4233rd ($288 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 5th in Nigeria and Cyprus, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 8926th and 415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$57.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$4.35
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$1164
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$2534
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$2015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$14.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$86.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$7149

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$313
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$210
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$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
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$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 Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1091
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1081
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1189
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1519
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1199
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$990
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2099
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1783
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1400
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$566
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$742
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$750
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$436
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$513
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$601
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$665
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1195
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$982
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$550
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$770
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$539
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$630
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$633
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$882
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$563
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$518
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1570
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1447
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$517
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1567
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$401
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$480
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$935
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1617
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594