Abuja vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$165
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$6558
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
81
😀 Quality of life
21
97
🏙️ Population
1.57M
443K

The cost of living in Abuja is 91% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 9247th and 31st ($288 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in Nigeria and Switzerland, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 8926th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Zurich

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Abuja Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$8.65
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$40.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$29266

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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
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2930
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3041
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3001
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3178
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2949
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3128
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3083
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3444
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2436
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2354
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2142
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2882
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2431
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2925
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2838
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1806
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2649
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$2182
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2322
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1910
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1412
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3296
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1394
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1492
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2820
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1326
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1717
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2846