Abuja vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$680
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
38
78
😀 Quality of life
19
66
🏙️ Population
1.69M
12.6M

The cost of living in Abuja is 193% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 3416th and 8544th ($1502 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 8901st and 3982nd 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
$3.45
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$19343

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$519
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$528
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$538
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$547
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$522
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$545
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$479
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$529
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$552
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$504
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$551
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$509
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$571
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$586
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$505
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$538
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$520
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$787
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$547
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$505
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$591
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$625
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$591
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$573
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$588
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$580
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$578
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$571
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$800
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$726
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$1385
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$577
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$736
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$637
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$610
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$632
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