Abuja vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$931
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
39
100
😀 Quality of life
22
77
🏙️ Population
1.69M
24.9M

The cost of living in Abuja is 34% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3914th and 4879th ($1514 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9057th and 1383rd 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
$3.06
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$27624

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$563
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296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$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
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$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753