Abuja vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$1068
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
39
99
😀 Quality of life
23
76
🏙️ Population
1.69M
24.9M

The cost of living in Abuja is 20% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4364th and 4880th ($1375 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 months in Abuja compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 9006th and 1178th 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
$2.62
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$27610

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$692
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$323
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$760
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$517
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$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789