Abuja vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$847
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
39
67
😀 Quality of life
23
71
🏙️ Population
1.69M
10.5M

The cost of living in Abuja is 98% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4364th and 7308th ($1375 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 9006th and 3241st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Dongguan

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Abuja Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$25442

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$692
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$323
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$760
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$517
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620