Abuja vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$953
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$864
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
37
95
😀 Quality of life
19
70
🏙️ Population
1.57M
9.5M

The cost of living in Abuja is 109% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4418th and 7753rd ($1262 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 301st 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 1.4 months in Foshan. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 8886th and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Foshan

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Abuja Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$24357

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$787
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$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
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$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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$763
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$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660