Abuja vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$938
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
39
95
😀 Quality of life
23
76
🏙️ Population
1.69M
17.5M

The cost of living in Abuja is 38% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4364th and 5618th ($1375 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9006th and 1163rd 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
$2.62
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$21140

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648