Abuja vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$953
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$690
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
37
17
😀 Quality of life
19
37
🏙️ Population
1.57M
9.03M

The cost of living in Abuja is 110% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4418th and 7790th ($1262 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 8886th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$15431

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296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
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$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
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$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
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$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$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
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
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$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528