Abuja vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$1808
🏠 One person rent
$953
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$892
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
37
94
😀 Quality of life
19
72
🏙️ Population
1.57M
20.9M

The cost of living in Abuja is 91% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 4418th and 7209th ($1262 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 151st 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 Chengdu. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 8886th and 1933rd 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
$2.91
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$52.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$4168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$15153

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$787
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$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
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$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
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$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591