Abuja vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$953
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$1294
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
37
97
😀 Quality of life
19
75
🏙️ Population
1.57M
18.7M

The cost of living in Abuja is 65% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4418th and 6602nd ($1262 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 49th 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 8886th and 1036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$15919

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296 km or 184 mi Owo
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297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
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$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
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$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
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$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
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$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671