Abuja vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$165
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$720
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
37
24
😀 Quality of life
21
43
🏙️ Population
1.57M
6.56M

The cost of living in Abuja is 50% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 9247th and 7871st ($288 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 396th 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 Shaoyang. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 8926th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$3.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$11076

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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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586