Abuja vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$953
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$727
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
37
24
😀 Quality of life
19
39
🏙️ Population
1.57M
6.56M

The cost of living in Abuja is 106% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4418th and 7649th ($1262 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 262nd 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 8886th and 7013th 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
$2.91
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$10066

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$787
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$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610