Abuja vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$1442
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$889
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
39
53
😀 Quality of life
22
70
🏙️ Population
1.69M
8.78M

The cost of living in Abuja is 144% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 3914th and 7641st ($1514 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 138th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 9057th and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$3.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$9321

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$852
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$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
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$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
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$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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$615
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$897
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$650
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$578
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941