Abuja vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$1050
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
38
93
😀 Quality of life
19
83
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.33M

The cost of living in Abuja is 72% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3416th and 6171st ($1502 vs $875) 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 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 8901st and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$18619

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$820
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$526
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$462
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$759
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$651
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$805
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$634
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$535
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$972
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$553
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$695
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$587
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$558
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$883
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1611
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$677
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$776
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$579
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$881
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$621
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$553
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$384
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$679
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$972
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1030
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1113
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$764
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$553
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$601
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$655
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$741
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1265

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443