Abuja vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$1061
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
70
😀 Quality of life
22
78
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.4M

The cost of living in Abuja is 22% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3914th and 4611th ($1514 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 9057th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$9717

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$852
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$810
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$652
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$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
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777