Abuja vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$6362
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$2815
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$4246
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
39
94
😀 Quality of life
23
95
🏙️ Population
1.69M
664K

The cost of living in Abuja is 48% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4364th and 649th ($1375 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 months in Abuja compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 9006th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Rotterdam

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Abuja Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$6.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$13092

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$692
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$323
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$760
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$517
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$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2424
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2365
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2491
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2310
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2389
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2112
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2608
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1865
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2755
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2407
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2247
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3165
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2564
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2354
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2460
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2296
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2399
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2185
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1805
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1739
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2111
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1834
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2341
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1829
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$2053
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2353
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1688
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2197
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1476
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799