Abuja vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$442
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$957
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
38
88
😀 Quality of life
19
72
🏙️ Population
1.69M
32.1M

The cost of living in Abuja is 137% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 3416th and 7340th ($1502 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 145th 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 1.5 months in Chongqing. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 8901st and 1675th 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
$3.45
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$26796

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$553
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$584
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$593
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$613
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$579
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$652
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$526
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$584
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$546
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$592
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$540
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$590
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$591
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$554
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$580
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$530
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$570
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$610
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$590
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$623
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$554
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$554
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$549
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$527
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$584
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$540
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$540
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$581
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$559
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$573
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$573
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$539