Abuja vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$1860
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$1102
😷 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 118% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 4364th and 7730th ($1375 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Abuja compared to 1.7 months in Chongqing. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 9006th 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
$2.62
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$2743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$61
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$24949

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$692
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$323
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$760
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$517
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560