Abuja vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$1622
🏠 One person rent
$165
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$410
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$938
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
37
73
😀 Quality of life
21
55
🏙️ Population
1.57M
9.07M

The cost of living in Abuja is 53% less expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 9247th and 7549th ($288 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 272nd in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 1.5 months in Changchun. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Changchun ranked 37th in China, while ranked 8926th and 5930th 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
$1.42
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$0.74
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
5.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$5961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$3968
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$9.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$2.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$280
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$14481

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$313
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$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

Cities near Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$595
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$607
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$565
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$585
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$560
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$555
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$640
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$541
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$646
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$610
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$543
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$561
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$586
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$536
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$595
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$648
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$524
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$536
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$758
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$557
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$551
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$673
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$449
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$566
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$597
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$661
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$592
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$529
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$486
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$628
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$510
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$643
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$515
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$502
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$512
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$702
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$517
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$573
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$692
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$560