Abuja vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$953
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$738
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
44
😀 Quality of life
19
66
🏙️ Population
1.57M
418K

The cost of living in Abuja is 16% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4418th and 5025th ($1262 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Albania, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 8886th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$5212

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$681
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$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
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$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
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$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
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$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050