Abuja vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$1086
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
39
90
😀 Quality of life
23
72
🏙️ Population
1.69M
10M

The cost of living in Abuja is 121% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 4364th and 7795th ($1375 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 196th 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 1.7 months in Changsha. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Changsha ranked 18th in China, while ranked 9006th and 2894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Changsha

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Abuja Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$422
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$2530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$4.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$9728

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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
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554