Abuja vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$4464
🏠 One person rent
$165
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$1909
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$3795
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
94
😀 Quality of life
21
93
🏙️ Population
1.57M
592K

The cost of living in Abuja is 86% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 9247th and 1756th ($288 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 7th in Nigeria and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 8926th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$5.49
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$21.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$12166

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$313
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$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1804
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$1850
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$1886
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$1836
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2205
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1822
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1832
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2055
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2135
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2465
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1833
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2545
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$1894
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2092
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$1981
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1647
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2001
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1841
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1376
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1965
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1650
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1756
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1631
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1818
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1909
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1539
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1971
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1413
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413