Abuja vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$3166
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$678
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$1282
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$414
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$1519
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
38
70
😀 Quality of life
19
81
🏙️ Population
1.69M
330K

The cost of living in Abuja is 15% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 3416th and 4211th ($1502 vs $1302) 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 0.2 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 8901st and 494th 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
$3.45
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4.19
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$17.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$6962

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AbujaNicosia

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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$462
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$759
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$651
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$805
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$634
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$535
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$972
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$553
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$695
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$587
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$558
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$883
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1611
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$677
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$776
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$579
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$881
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$621
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$553
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$384
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$679
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$972
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1030
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$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
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$601
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$655
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$741
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1265

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1243
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1136
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1134
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1368
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1252
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1158
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$1968
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1702
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1551
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$611
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$745
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$386
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$490
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$688
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$776
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1255
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1020
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$798
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$712
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$573
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$912
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$598
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$578
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1616
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1502
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$575
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1645
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$489
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$417
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$928
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1531
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647