Abuja vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$573
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$1493
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$405
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$59.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$927
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
38
73
😀 Quality of life
19
53
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.07M

The cost of living in Abuja is 162% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 3416th and 7971st ($1502 vs $573) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 351st 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 1.6 months in Changchun. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Changchun ranked 47th in China, while ranked 8901st and 6079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Changchun

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Abuja Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.3
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
5.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$3942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$7.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$4.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$8.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$8.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$8252

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293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
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297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
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$805
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$634
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$535
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$972
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$553
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$695
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$587
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$558
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$883
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1611
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$677
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$776
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$579
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$881
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$621
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$553
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$384
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$679
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$972
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1030
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1113
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$764
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$553
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$601
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$655
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$741
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1265

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$461
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$556
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$524
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$553
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$516
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$517
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$573
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$509
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$582
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$558
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$513
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$523
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$544
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$514
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$545
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$596
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$508
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$520
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$653
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$538
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$520
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$619
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$459
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$523
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$560
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$606
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$542
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$500
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$539
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$596
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$514
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$616
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$455
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$495
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$493
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$664
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$500
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$537
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$658
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$532