Abuja vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1551
$617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3142
$1638
🏠 One person rent
$1167
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$2057
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$76
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$83.9
$1009
😷 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 151% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 3904th and 7792nd ($1551 vs $617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 167th 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 1.6 months in Changsha. Abuja ranked 8th best city to live in Nigeria vs Changsha ranked 16th in China, while ranked 9058th and 3307th 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
$3.05
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1864
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3354
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1593
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$2339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$3257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$3.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.42
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.89
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$87.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2219
$8507

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$785
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$353
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$830
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$584
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$587
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$750
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$594
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$785
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$578
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$538
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$922
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$659
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$594
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$775
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$655
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$849
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1555
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$665
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$581
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$878
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$601
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$687
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$386
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$618
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1143
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1017
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$425
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$750
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1022
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$834
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1143
562 km or 349 mi Save
$650
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$535
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$641
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$750
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1344
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1254

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562