Abuja vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$1708
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$435
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$991
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
38
93
😀 Quality of life
19
66
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.37M

The cost of living in Abuja is 140% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 3416th and 7405th ($1502 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 160th 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 Hefei. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 8901st and 3963rd 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
$3.45
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$28
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$8278

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AbujaHefei

Cost of living

$349

$907

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225 km or 140 mi Zaria
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291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$462
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$759
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$651
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$805
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$634
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$535
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$972
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$553
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$695
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$587
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$558
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$883
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1611
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$677
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$776
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$579
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$881
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$621
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$553
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$384
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$679
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$972
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1030
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1113
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$764
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$553
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$601
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$655
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$741
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1265

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$621
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$608
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$664
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$600
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$666
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$632
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$691
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$505
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$587
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$611
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$746
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$576
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$555
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$621
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$633
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$592
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$613
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$602
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$522
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$620
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$642
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$607
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$630
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$621
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$650
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$584
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$591
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$603
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$600
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$695
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$620
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$668
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$702
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$644
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$642
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$484
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$665