Abuja vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$165
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$828
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
37
61
😀 Quality of life
21
56
🏙️ Population
1.57M
9.4M

The cost of living in Abuja is 57% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 9247th and 6976th ($288 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 122nd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 8926th and 5865th 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
$1.42
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$1.39
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$4.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$9922

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$313
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$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

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524