Abuja vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Abuja Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1306
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2644
$2281
🏠 One person rent
$935
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$1587
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.9
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$956
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
36
91
😀 Quality of life
35
73
🏙️ Population
1.57M
13.9M

The cost of living in Abuja is 66% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 3404th and 6251st ($1306 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 31st in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.2 months in Tianjin. Abuja ranked 2nd best city to live in Nigeria vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 7849th and 1659th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Abuja vs Tianjin infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Abuja vs Tianjin

Prices for goods and services in Abuja and Tianjin are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Abuja Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.12
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1535
$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$717
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1660
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$48.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.63%
5.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11731
$5751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7745
$3672
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.44
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.04
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.07
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.26
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2401
$9665

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abuja

Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$664
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$589
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$749
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$740
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$931
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$613
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$726
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$675
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$736
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$617
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$684
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$563
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$519
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$517
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$740
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$673
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$849
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$739
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1592
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$598
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$943
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$687
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$676
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$613
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$425
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$630
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$764
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$912
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1191
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$613
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$734
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1449
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$527
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$908
562 km or 349 mi Save
$643
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$712
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$367
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$394
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$773
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1253

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$706
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$711
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$663
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$665
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$756
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$762
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$671
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1254
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$658
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$664
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$672
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$666
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$671
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$663
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$520
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$669
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$670
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$656
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$665
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$752
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$680
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$796
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$675
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$693
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$671
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$667
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$751
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$663
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$655
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$660
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$668
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$660
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$660
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$661
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$672
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$547
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$751
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$615