Abuja vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$165
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$933
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
37
93
😀 Quality of life
21
67
🏙️ Population
1.57M
9.37M

The cost of living in Abuja is 59% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 9247th and 6756th ($288 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 82nd in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 8926th and 3921st 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
$1.42
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$8280

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$313
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$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696