Abuja vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1551
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3142
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$1167
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$2057
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$76
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$83.9
$1024
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
39
95
😀 Quality of life
23
77
🏙️ Population
1.69M
17.5M

The cost of living in Abuja is 65% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3904th and 6106th ($1551 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Abuja ranked 8th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 9058th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Shenzhen

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Abuja Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1864
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3354
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1593
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.42
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.89
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2219
$22916

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$785
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$353
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$830
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$584
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$587
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$750
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$594
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$785
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$578
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$538
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$922
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$659
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$594
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$775
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$655
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$849
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1555
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$665
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$581
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$878
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$601
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$687
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$386
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$618
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1143
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1017
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$425
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$750
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1022
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$834
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1143
562 km or 349 mi Save
$650
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$535
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$641
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$750
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1344
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1254

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638