Abuja vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$1571
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$346
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$869
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
39
95
😀 Quality of life
22
72
🏙️ Population
1.69M
10M

The cost of living in Abuja is 156% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 3914th and 7882nd ($1514 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 200th 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 Changsha. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 9057th and 3381st among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
3.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$3816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$3.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$9.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$58.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$85
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$7438

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$852
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$810
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$652
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$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 Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546