Abuja vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$2020
🏠 One person rent
$953
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$890
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
37
87
😀 Quality of life
19
72
🏙️ Population
1.57M
32.1M

The cost of living in Abuja is 90% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 4418th and 7185th ($1262 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 146th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 8886th and 1966th 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
$2.91
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$27717

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$787
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$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
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556