Abuja vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$953
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$952
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
37
93
😀 Quality of life
19
65
🏙️ Population
1.57M
9.37M

The cost of living in Abuja is 73% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4418th and 6780th ($1262 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 68th 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 8886th and 4171st 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
$2.91
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$8558

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$787
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699