Abuja vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Abuja Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$240
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$430
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$863
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
38
94
😀 Quality of life
19
72
🏙️ Population
1.69M
20.9M

The cost of living in Abuja is 141% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 3416th and 7421st ($1502 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 164th 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 9th in China, while ranked 8901st and 1890th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Abuja vs Chengdu infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Abuja vs Chengdu

Prices for goods and services in Abuja and Chengdu are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Abuja Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$2020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$11550

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abuja

Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$743
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$371
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$820
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$526
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$462
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$759
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$651
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
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
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1265

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$581
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$572
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$554
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$540
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$580
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$570
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$549
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$572
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$590
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$529
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$592
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$527
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$554
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$573
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$546
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$540
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$532
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$579
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$652
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$584
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$593
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$526
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$530
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$590
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$613
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$584
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$599
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$553
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$634
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$610
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$591
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$608
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$580
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$601
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$696
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$540
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$584
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$585
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$554
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$574