Abuja vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$2015
🏠 One person rent
$165
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$748
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
37
87
😀 Quality of life
21
72
🏙️ Population
1.57M
32.1M

The cost of living in Abuja is 60% less expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 9247th and 6733rd ($288 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 79th in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 1.1 months in Chongqing. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Chongqing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 8926th and 2233rd 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
$1.42
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$1.71
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$1622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$3.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$27785

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$313
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548