Abuja vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$953
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$714
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
78
😀 Quality of life
19
66
🏙️ Population
1.57M
12.6M

The cost of living in Abuja is 142% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4418th and 8506th ($1262 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 8886th and 3930th 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
$2.91
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$19861

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$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
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$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
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$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
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$906
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$1686
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$699
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$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
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$886
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$638
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$714
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$374
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$651
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$1042
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$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
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$1133
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$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
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$655
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$710
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$812
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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
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$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
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$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
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$619