Abuja vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$1726
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
71
😀 Quality of life
23
79
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.21M

The cost of living in Abuja is 0.8% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4364th and 4339th ($1375 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 months in Abuja compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 9006th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Sofia

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Abuja Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$12236

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$564
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$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
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800