Abuja vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$1288
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
39
96
😀 Quality of life
23
77
🏙️ Population
1.69M
18.7M

The cost of living in Abuja is 75% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4364th and 6854th ($1375 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Abuja compared to 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 9006th and 1149th 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
$2.62
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$19408

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$692
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296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
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$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
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$1156

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711