Abuja vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$6248
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$1599
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$2836
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$653
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$3894
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
39
94
😀 Quality of life
22
94
🏙️ Population
1.69M
664K

The cost of living in Abuja is 42% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 3914th and 689th ($1514 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Nigeria and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 9057th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$7.86
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$33.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$13809

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$852
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$393
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$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
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$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
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2329
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2228
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2392
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2581
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2262
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2374
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2222
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2134
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2057
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2087
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2175
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2718
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2224
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1846
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2589
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2302
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2414
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2238
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3118
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2568
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2252
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1701
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2374
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2706
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2256
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2230
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2178
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1829
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1639
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2089
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1818
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2318
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1804
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1860
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2359
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1696
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2168
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1512
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671