Abuja vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$635
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$1647
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$917
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
39
94
😀 Quality of life
22
75
🏙️ Population
1.69M
20.9M

The cost of living in Abuja is 139% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 3914th and 7530th ($1514 vs $635) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 114th 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 1.4 months in Chengdu. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 9057th and 1800th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Chengdu

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Abuja Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$574
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$46.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$3973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$2045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$11647

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$852
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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
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$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
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$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$596
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$588
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$571
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$557
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$591
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$583
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$563
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$580
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$599
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$544
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$598
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$528
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$563
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$571
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$551
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$552
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$536
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$565
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$645
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$573
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$575
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$541
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$538
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$570
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$562
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$569
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$587
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$542
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$561
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$601
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$583
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$593
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$570
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$579
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$663
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$538
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$569
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$567
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$551
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$560