Abuja vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$1040
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$98
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$658
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
39
100
😀 Quality of life
22
73
🏙️ Population
1.69M
21.9M

The cost of living in Abuja is 47% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 3914th and 5355th ($1514 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.6 months in Beijing. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 9057th and 2546th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Beijing

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Abuja Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$1549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$14720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$6180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$4.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$59.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$22823

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$852
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$393
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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
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$707
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$724
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$750
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$634
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$634
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$646
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$565
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$660
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$456
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$641
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$688
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$558
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$694
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$638
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$619
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$533
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$574
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$616
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$614
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$505
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$535
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$615
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$527
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$523
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$454
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$580
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$748
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$499
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$480
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$642
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$654
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$601
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$550
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$629
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$741