Abuja vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$1127
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
39
70
😀 Quality of life
22
71
🏙️ Population
1.69M
12.7M

The cost of living in Abuja is 96% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 3914th and 6778th ($1514 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 9057th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$15339

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$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
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$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
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$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
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$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
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$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610