Abuja vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$709
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
38
24
😀 Quality of life
19
39
🏙️ Population
1.69M
6.56M

The cost of living in Abuja is 154% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 3416th and 7740th ($1502 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 263rd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 8901st and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Shaoyang

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Abuja Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$3.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$11393

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AbujaShaoyang

Cost of living

$349

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323 km or 201 mi Akure
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$535
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$972
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$553
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$695
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$587
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$558
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$883
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$1611
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$677
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$776
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$579
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$881
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$621
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$553
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$384
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$679
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$972
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$1030
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
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$1113
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$764
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$553
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$601
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$655
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$741
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$1265

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$553
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$579
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$609
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$590
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$579
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$582
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$570
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$586
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$575
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$577
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$480
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$563
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$539
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$724
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$573
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$577
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$522
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$533
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$596
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$755
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$549
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$590
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$758
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$569
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$556
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$564
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$589
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$600
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$561
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$591
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$591
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$761
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$579
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$602
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$575
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600