Abuja vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$1695
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$180
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$914
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
39
87
😀 Quality of life
22
74
🏙️ Population
1.69M
32.1M

The cost of living in Abuja is 170% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 3914th and 8185th ($1514 vs $561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 322nd 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 1.6 months in Chongqing. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Chongqing ranked 7th in China, while ranked 9057th and 2237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$231
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$20.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$8.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$2367
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$2.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$58.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$23821

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$852
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$393
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1363

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$542
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$569
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$575
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$562
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$565
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$645
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$541
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$573
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$551
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$598
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$538
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$570
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$583
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$551
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$591
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$538
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$557
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$601
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$599
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$635
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$563
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$571
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$563
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$528
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$569
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$557
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$552
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$588
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$558
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$544
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$596
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$536
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$580
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$567
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$583
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$587
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$562
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$568
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$571
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$537