Abuja vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$3249
🏠 One person rent
$953
$701
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$1285
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$1689
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
69
😀 Quality of life
19
81
🏙️ Population
1.57M
330K

The cost of living in Abuja is 7% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 4418th and 4220th ($1262 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Nigeria and Cyprus, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 8886th and 469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Nicosia

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Abuja Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$4.46
 Cappuccino
$1.32
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$7504

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$787
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$377
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$757
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$621
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$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
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1356
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1216
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1242
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1559
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591