Abuja vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$1693
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$334
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$733
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
39
85
😀 Quality of life
22
71
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.07M

The cost of living in Abuja is 173% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 3914th and 8245th ($1514 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 341st in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 9057th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$24707

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$852
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$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
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$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$470
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$492
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$518
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$521
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$434
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$489
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$511
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$434
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$516
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$500
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$528
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$543
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$532
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$517
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$556
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$553
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$537
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$532
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$547
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$517
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$519
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$550
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$576
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1564
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$457
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$549
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$537
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$537
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$550
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$499
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$521
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$584
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$521
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1544
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$565
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$589
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$557
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1553
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1553
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$501