Abuja vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$575
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
77
😀 Quality of life
22
68
🏙️ Population
1.69M
12.6M

The cost of living in Abuja is 201% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 3914th and 8651st ($1514 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 491st in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 9057th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.78
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$19556

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$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
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$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
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$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
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$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
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$632
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$961
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$1774
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$664
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$752
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$618
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$926
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$674
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$698
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$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
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$1131
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$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
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$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
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$665
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$755
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$1413
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$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
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$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
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$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563