Abuja vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1551
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3142
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$1167
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$2057
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$76
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$83.9
$829
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
39
96
😀 Quality of life
23
74
🏙️ Population
1.69M
18.7M

The cost of living in Abuja is 98% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 3904th and 6835th ($1551 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Abuja ranked 8th best city to live in Nigeria vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 9058th and 2285th 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
$3.05
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1864
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3354
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1593
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.42
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.89
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2219
$16938

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$785
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$353
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$830
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$584
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$587
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$750
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$594
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$785
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$578
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$538
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$922
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$659
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$594
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$775
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$655
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$849
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1555
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$665
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$581
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$878
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$601
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$687
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$386
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$618
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1143
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1017
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$425
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$750
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1022
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$834
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1143
562 km or 349 mi Save
$650
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$535
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$641
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$750
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1344
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1254

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694