Abuja vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$2811
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$1139
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$769
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
39
100
😀 Quality of life
23
73
🏙️ Population
1.69M
21.9M

The cost of living in Abuja is 24% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 4364th and 4987th ($1375 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 months in Abuja compared to 0.7 months in Beijing. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Beijing ranked 14th in China, while ranked 9006th and 2361st 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
$2.62
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$965
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$1738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$12536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$6136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$4.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$54.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$25910

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$692
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$323
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$760
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$517
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$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
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$740
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$764
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$800
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$666
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$666
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$682
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$697
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$480
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$672
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$720
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$576
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$722
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$623
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$645
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$541
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$556
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$648
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$645
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$574
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$541
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$646
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$541
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$539
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$541
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$480
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$599
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$789
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$522
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$511
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$676
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$684
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$634
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$579
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$665
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$759