Abuja vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$902
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
68
😀 Quality of life
23
70
🏙️ Population
1.69M
12.6M

The cost of living in Abuja is 163% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4364th and 8548th ($1375 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 485th in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Abuja compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 9006th and 3567th 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
$2.62
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$21955

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$692
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$760
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$517
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$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567