Abuja vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$752
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
39
69
😀 Quality of life
22
72
🏙️ Population
1.69M
10.5M

The cost of living in Abuja is 129% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 3914th and 7341st ($1514 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 78th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 9057th and 3389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$21416

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$852
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$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598