Abuja vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$557
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$1387
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$350
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$61.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$858
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
39
71
😀 Quality of life
22
56
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.07M

The cost of living in Abuja is 172% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 3914th and 8224th ($1514 vs $557) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 336th 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 1.5 months in Changchun. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Changchun ranked 52nd in China, while ranked 9057th and 6189th 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
$3.06
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$175
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$290
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
5.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$1671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$4009
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$7.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$8.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$8358

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$852
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$393
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$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

Cities near Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$457
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$548
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$553
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$532
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$532
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$521
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$566
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$517
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$570
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$539
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$519
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$518
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$521
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$516
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$543
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$564
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$511
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$521
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$655
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$537
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$521
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$616
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$470
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$521
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$518
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$564
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$541
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$501
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$554
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$588
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$518
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$599
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$434
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$492
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$499
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$649
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$489
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$505
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$509
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$532