Abuja vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$1702
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$927
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
39
93
😀 Quality of life
22
69
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.37M

The cost of living in Abuja is 135% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 3914th and 7469th ($1514 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 101st 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 9057th and 4318th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$9056

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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
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663