Abuja vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$953
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$758
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
37
61
😀 Quality of life
19
53
🏙️ Population
1.57M
9.4M

The cost of living in Abuja is 72% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4418th and 6747th ($1262 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 63rd 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 months in Ningbo. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 8886th and 6048th 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
$2.91
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$1.32
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$4.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$12898

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$787
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$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
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538