Abuja vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$792
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
39
97
😀 Quality of life
22
75
🏙️ Population
1.69M
18.7M

The cost of living in Abuja is 100% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 3914th and 6838th ($1514 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 36th 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 months in Guangzhou. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 9057th and 2100th 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
$3.06
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$14783

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$852
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$393
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$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
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$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
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$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
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677