Abuja vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1551
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3142
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$1167
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$2057
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$76
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$83.9
$930
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
39
84
😀 Quality of life
23
71
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.37M

The cost of living in Abuja is 137% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 3904th and 7557th ($1551 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 105th 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 8th best city to live in Nigeria vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 9058th and 3551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Hefei

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Abuja Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1864
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3354
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1593
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.42
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.89
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2219
$9430

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$785
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$353
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$830
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$584
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$587
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$750
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$594
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$785
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$578
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$538
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$922
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$659
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$594
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$775
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$655
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$849
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1555
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$665
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$581
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$878
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$601
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$687
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$386
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$618
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1143
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1017
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$425
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$750
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1022
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$834
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1143
562 km or 349 mi Save
$650
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$535
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$641
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$750
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1344
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1254

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677