Abuja vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$286
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$622
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
39
16
😀 Quality of life
22
43
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.03M

The cost of living in Abuja is 160% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 3914th and 7972nd ($1514 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 235th 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 Zhoukou. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Zhoukou ranked 353rd in China, while ranked 9057th and 7341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$48.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$3146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$1612
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$2.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$14551

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$852
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$810
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$652
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$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$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
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$567
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$553
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$563
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$507
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$580
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$517
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$522
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$523
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$544
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$598
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$478
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$595
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$504
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$518
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$570
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$513
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$517
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$572
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$525
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$807
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$502
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$570
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$506
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$581
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$510
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$582
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$511
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$503
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$506
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$513
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$574
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$527
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$585
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$552
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$582
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$499