Abuja vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$2226
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$830
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$1294
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
38
97
😀 Quality of life
19
75
🏙️ Population
1.69M
18.7M

The cost of living in Abuja is 94% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 3416th and 6548th ($1502 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 8901st and 1055th 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
$3.45
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.95
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$4.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$14511

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$743
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$820
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$526
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$462
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$759
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$651
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$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
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650