Abuja vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$3071
🏠 One person rent
$953
$596
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$1354
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$1802
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
19
77
🏙️ Population
1.57M
21.9M

The cost of living in Abuja is 18% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 4418th and 5141st ($1262 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.7 months in Beijing. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 8886th and 763rd 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
$2.91
$4.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$1.32
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$14636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$7425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$5.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$9.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$4.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$61.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$8.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$23714

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Distance City Cost of living
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$787
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$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
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$734
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$769
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$786
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$675
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$679
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$710
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$611
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$714
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$482
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$700
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$742
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$620
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$760
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$720
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$693
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$572
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$614
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$684
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$677
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$649
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$605
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$555
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$670
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$568
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$588
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$547
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$677
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$668
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$729
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$616
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$670
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$637
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$648
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$661
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$632
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$644
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$869