Abuja vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$165
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$1117
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
37
97
😀 Quality of life
21
75
🏙️ Population
1.57M
18.7M

The cost of living in Abuja is 61% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 9247th and 6607th ($288 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 54th in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 8926th and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Guangzhou

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Abuja Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$18235

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$313
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$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620