Abuja vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$1051
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
39
93
😀 Quality of life
22
84
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.33M

The cost of living in Abuja is 61% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3914th and 5995th ($1514 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Nigeria and Taiwan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 9057th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$14970

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$852
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$393
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$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
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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
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451