Abuja vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$953
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$738
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
37
69
😀 Quality of life
19
69
🏙️ Population
1.57M
10.5M

The cost of living in Abuja is 86% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4418th and 7055th ($1262 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 115th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 8886th and 3115th 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
$2.91
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$21927

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$787
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$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623