Abuja vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1551
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3142
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$1167
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$2057
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$76
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$83.9
$777
😷 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 133% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 3904th and 7469th ($1551 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 89th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Abuja ranked 8th best city to live in Nigeria vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 9058th and 3662nd 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
$3.05
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1864
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3354
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1593
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$4.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.42
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.89
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2219
$22205

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$785
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$353
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$830
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$584
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$587
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$750
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$594
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$785
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$578
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$538
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$922
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$659
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$594
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$775
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$655
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$849
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1555
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$665
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$581
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$878
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$601
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$687
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$386
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$618
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1143
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1017
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$425
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$750
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1022
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$834
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1143
562 km or 349 mi Save
$650
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$535
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$641
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$750
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1344
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1254

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608