Abuja vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1494
$761
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$1125
$331
🏘️ Family rent
$1994
$583
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$280
$1249
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
38
97
😀 Quality of life
22
76
🏙️ Population
1.69M
18.7M

The cost of living in Abuja is 96% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4025th and 6838th ($1494 vs $761) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 34th in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 8930th and 1232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.55
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1803
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$865
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3229
$785
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1570
$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$57
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.45%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1417
$9539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$3858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.22
$4.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.11
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.95
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.79
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.26
$6.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.72
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$40.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54
$69.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1949
$16109

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$756
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$401
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$542
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$480
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$767
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$669
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$649
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$866
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$654
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$521
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1064
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$549
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$598
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$633
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$956
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$681
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$761
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$586
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$925
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$679
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$614
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$390
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$681
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1111
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1009
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$437
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$620
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1185
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$846
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1104
562 km or 349 mi Save
$650
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$560
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$679
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$737
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1132
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1422

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$664
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$818
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$789
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$514
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$661
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$825
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$906
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1715
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$820
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2403
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2613
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$762
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$813
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$884
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$756
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$929
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$763
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$772
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$733
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$575
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$450
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$732
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$667
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$588
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$690
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$540
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$615
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$577
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$600
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$598
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$654
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694