Abuja vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abuja	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1551	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3142	$4303
🏠 One person rent	$1167	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$2057	$1471
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$76	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$83.9	$3726
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	39	56
😀 Quality of life	23	91
🏙️ Population	1.69M	526K

The cost of living in Abuja is 13% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 3904th and 2945th ($1551 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 156th 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 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Abuja ranked 8th best city to live in Nigeria vs Nuremberg ranked 24th in Germany, while ranked 9058th and 150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Nuremberg

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	Abuja	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.05	$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.7	$88
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1864	$859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$888	$615
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3354	$1521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1593	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.1	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.42%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1116	$7454
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1118	$4228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$4.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$68.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.42	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.7	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.07	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.89	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.08	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.9	$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$134	$586
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2219	$17866

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Cities near Abuja

Distance	City	Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi	Minna	$785
163 km or 101 mi	Kaduna	$353
181 km or 113 mi	Jos	$830
225 km or 140 mi	Zaria	$584
291 km or 181 mi	Enugu	$587
293 km or 182 mi	Bauchi	$750
296 km or 184 mi	Owo	$594
297 km or 185 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
321 km or 199 mi	Awka	$785
323 km or 201 mi	Akure	$578
329 km or 204 mi	Ilorin	$538
331 km or 205 mi	Onitsha	$922
346 km or 215 mi	Kano	$563
352 km or 219 mi	Osogbo	$659
357 km or 222 mi	Gusau	$594
367 km or 228 mi	Ife	$775
368 km or 229 mi	Benin	$655
392 km or 243 mi	Umuahia	$849
400 km or 249 mi	Owerri	$1555
414 km or 257 mi	Oyo	$665
434 km or 270 mi	Ibadan	$759
438 km or 272 mi	Katsina	$581
438 km or 272 mi	Warri	$878
438 km or 272 mi	Aba	$601
456 km or 283 mi	Bamenda	$687
466 km or 289 mi	Calabar	$386
482 km or 299 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
496 km or 308 mi	Maradi	$1143
503 km or 312 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
509 km or 316 mi	Sokoto	$425
513 km or 319 mi	Bafoussam	$750
536 km or 333 mi	Lagos	$1022
537 km or 334 mi	Kumba	$834
552 km or 343 mi	Zinder	$1143
562 km or 349 mi	Save	$650
574 km or 357 mi	Damaturu	$535
577 km or 358 mi	Buea	$641
592 km or 368 mi	Limbe	$750
606 km or 377 mi	Malabo	$1344
608 km or 378 mi	Douala	$1254

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1678
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1668
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1668
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1652
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1637
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1666
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1656
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1635
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1461
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1648
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1359
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1491
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1536
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1583
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1606
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1597
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1743
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1647
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1735
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1724
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1721
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1551
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1609
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1608
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1684
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1370
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1779
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1738
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1596
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1827
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1684
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1327
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1767