Abuja vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$165
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$813
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
53
😀 Quality of life
21
53
🏙️ Population
1.57M
8.78M

The cost of living in Abuja is 58% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 9247th and 6882nd ($288 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 102nd 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 Quanzhou. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 8926th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Quanzhou

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Abuja Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$19406

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$313
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$269
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083