Abuja vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$1823
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$798
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
39
93
😀 Quality of life
23
72
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.5M

The cost of living in Abuja is 119% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4364th and 7755th ($1375 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 181st in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Abuja compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Foshan ranked 19th in China, while ranked 9006th and 2991st 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
$2.62
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$1845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$71.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$5.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$22953

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$564
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$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
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$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

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$785
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
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$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679