Abuja vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$165
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$1455
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
21
78
🏙️ Population
1.57M
24.9M

The cost of living in Abuja is 76% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 9247th and 4461st ($288 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 6th in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8926th and 558th 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
$1.42
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$0.74
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$28143

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$313
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$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740