Abuja vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1551
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3142
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$1167
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$2057
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$76
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$83.9
$892
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
39
53
😀 Quality of life
23
71
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.4M

The cost of living in Abuja is 131% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 3904th and 7431st ($1551 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Abuja ranked 8th best city to live in Nigeria vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 9058th and 3738th 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
$3.05
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1864
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3354
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1593
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.42
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.89
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2219
$15051

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$785
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$353
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$830
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$584
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$587
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$750
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$594
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$785
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$578
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$538
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$922
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$659
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$594
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$775
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$655
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$849
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1555
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$665
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$581
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$878
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$601
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$687
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$386
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$618
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1143
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1017
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$425
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$750
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1022
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$834
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1143
562 km or 349 mi Save
$650
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$535
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$641
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$750
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1344
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1254

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525