Abuja vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$1619
🏠 One person rent
$953
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$793
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
37
95
😀 Quality of life
19
68
🏙️ Population
1.57M
10M

The cost of living in Abuja is 117% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 4418th and 7989th ($1262 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 378th 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 19th in China, while ranked 8886th and 3254th 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
$2.91
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.87
 Cappuccino
$1.32
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$429
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$34.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$2141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$5614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$3.23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$318
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$5672

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$787
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$377
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$757
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$621
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$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575