Abuja vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$1710
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$762
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
39
95
😀 Quality of life
22
73
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.5M

The cost of living in Abuja is 157% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 3914th and 7909th ($1514 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 211th 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Foshan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 9057th and 2948th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$245
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$1740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$5.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$21696

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$781
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$664
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$642
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$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
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$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
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$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
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$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
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$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
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$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
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$1363

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$758
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$829
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$518
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$662
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$794
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$777
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$827
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$662
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1746
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$816
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$878
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$608
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2414
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2718
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$892
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$766
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$809
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$765
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$766
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$941
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$780
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$773
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$726
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$750
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$579
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$669
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$451
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$790
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$693
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$897
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$454
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$546
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$574
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$634
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$622
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$677
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$652