Abuja vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Abuja Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1306
$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2644
$1520
🏠 One person rent
$935
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1587
$436
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.9
$59.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$609
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
36
76
😀 Quality of life
35
68
🏙️ Population
1.57M
12.6M

The cost of living in Abuja is 132% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 3404th and 7903rd ($1306 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 531st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Abuja ranked 2nd best city to live in Nigeria vs Zhengzhou ranked 19th in China, while ranked 7849th and 3600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Zhengzhou

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Abuja Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.12
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1535
$247
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$717
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$533
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1660
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.63%
5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11731
$2792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7745
$1824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$6.48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.44
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$2.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.04
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$83.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.07
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.26
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2401
$5172

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$613
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$726
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$675
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$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
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$425
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$630
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$764
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$912
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$1191
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$613
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$734
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$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
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$367
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$394
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$773
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$1253

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$666
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$671
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$677
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$667
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$674
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$719
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$714
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$671
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$671
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$681
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$658
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$671
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$669
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$662
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$681
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$655
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$675
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$667
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$672
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$705
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$663
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$669
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$691
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$655
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$662
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$682
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$786
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$559
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$652
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$772
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$840
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1512
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$678
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$778
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$759
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$794
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$745
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$673
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$698
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$668