Abuja vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1551
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3142
$1793
🏠 One person rent
$1167
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$2057
$357
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$76
$77.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$83.9
$1018
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
39
76
😀 Quality of life
23
74
🏙️ Population
1.69M
32.1M

The cost of living in Abuja is 158% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 3904th and 7933rd ($1551 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 214th 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 1.7 months in Chongqing. Abuja ranked 8th best city to live in Nigeria vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 9058th and 2353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Chongqing

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Abuja Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1864
$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3354
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1593
$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$7.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$2609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.42
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$9.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.89
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$5.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2219
$24477

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$785
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$353
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$830
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$584
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$587
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$750
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$594
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$785
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$578
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$538
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$922
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$659
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$594
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$775
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$655
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$849
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1555
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$665
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$581
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$878
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$601
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$687
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$386
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$618
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1143
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1017
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$425
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$750
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1022
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$834
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1143
562 km or 349 mi Save
$650
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$535
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$641
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$750
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1344
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1254

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$581
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$608
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556