Abuja vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$742
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
38
69
😀 Quality of life
19
69
🏙️ Population
1.69M
10.5M

The cost of living in Abuja is 129% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 3416th and 7169th ($1502 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 97th 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 16th in China, while ranked 8901st and 2941st 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
$3.45
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.9
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$5615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$3422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$4.16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$20945

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AbujaDongguan

Cost of living

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293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
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296 km or 184 mi Owo
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297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
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$805
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$634
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$535
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$972
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$553
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$695
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$587
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$558
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$883
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1611
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$677
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$776
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$579
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$881
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$621
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$553
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$384
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$679
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$972
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1030
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1113
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$764
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$553
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$601
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$655
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$741
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1265

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Distance City Cost of living
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$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598