Abuja vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$1644
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
38
100
😀 Quality of life
19
78
🏙️ Population
1.69M
24.9M

The cost of living in Abuja is 37% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3416th and 4858th ($1502 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.5 months in Shanghai. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8901st and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Shanghai

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Abuja Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$30174

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296 km or 184 mi Owo
$651
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
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$805
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$634
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$535
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$972
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$553
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$695
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$587
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$558
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$883
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1611
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$677
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$776
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$579
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$881
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$621
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$553
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$384
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$679
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$972
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1030
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1113
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$764
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$553
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$601
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$655
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$741
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$1265

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
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$746