Abuja vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$165
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$627
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
78
😀 Quality of life
21
67
🏙️ Population
1.57M
12.6M

The cost of living in Abuja is 43% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 9247th and 8471st ($288 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 532nd in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 8926th and 3944th 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
$1.42
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$4818

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$313
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$210
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$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
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$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617