Abuja vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$827
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
39
21
😀 Quality of life
23
46
🏙️ Population
1.69M
6.56M

The cost of living in Abuja is 127% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4364th and 7943rd ($1375 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 9006th and 7142nd 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
$2.62
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$13867

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$692
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$323
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$760
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$517
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619