Abuja vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$953
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$1905
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
19
79
🏙️ Population
1.57M
24.9M

The cost of living in Abuja is 11% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4418th and 4780th ($1262 vs $1136) 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8886th and 571st 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
$2.91
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$31401

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$787
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$377
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$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
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$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774