Abuja vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$768
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
39
60
😀 Quality of life
22
57
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.4M

The cost of living in Abuja is 112% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 3914th and 7025th ($1514 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 46th 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 1.1 months in Ningbo. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 9057th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Ningbo

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Abuja Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$15234

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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
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531