Abuja vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$1727
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$504
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$64.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$796
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
38
95
😀 Quality of life
19
68
🏙️ Population
1.69M
10M

The cost of living in Abuja is 160% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 3416th and 7932nd ($1502 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 335th 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 1.4 months in Changsha. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Changsha ranked 21st in China, while ranked 8901st and 3100th 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
$3.45
$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.09
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$5493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$3.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$3.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$84.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$8619

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293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
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296 km or 184 mi Owo
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297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
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321 km or 199 mi Awka
$805
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$634
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$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
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$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
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$1265

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$582
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$570
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$575
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$586
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$563
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$577
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$579
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$596
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$553
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$590
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$569
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$590
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$480
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$549
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$592
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$589
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$533
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$564
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$591
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$635
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$600
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$609
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$600
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$591
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$556
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$724
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$561
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$619
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$645
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$506
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$656
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$679
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$579
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$638
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$660
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$613
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$558