Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 2.1 times more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 25.1% more for restaurants
Abuja
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
NGN4,136.81
|
$4.37
CN¥31.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
NGN7,660.75
|
$5.82
CN¥42.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
NGN678.52
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
NGN363.89
|
$0.33
CN¥2.41
|
|
pay 27.4% more for groceries
Abuja
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
NGN2,035.69
|
$2.04
CN¥14.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
NGN4,696.34
|
$6.63
CN¥47.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
NGN16,626.16
|
$7.67
CN¥55.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
NGN2,794.64
|
$1.89
CN¥13.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NGN3,363.67
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
NGN2,548.23
|
$1.00
CN¥7.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
NGN1,077.21
|
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.23
NGN324.32
|
$0.97
CN¥6.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN857.13
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
NGN1,980.67
|
$0.43
CN¥3.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN1,007.71
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 58.4% more for transportation
Abuja
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.60
NGN2,281.26
|
$4.79
CN¥34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.26
NGN45,964.52
|
$43.66
CN¥315.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,989.25
NGN31,332,478.49
|
$24,196.95
CN¥174,864.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.24
NGN8,886.47
|
$5.53
CN¥39.97
|
|
pay 28.6% less for housing
Abuja
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
NGN80,820.94
|
$20.10
CN¥145.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,494.62
NGN3,554,589.25
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,346.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,075.27
NGN1,532,150.54
|
$634.84
CN¥4,587.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.07
NGN44,269.16
|
$44.96
CN¥324.88
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Abuja
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.98
NGN233,652.96
|
$951.31
CN¥6,874.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,462.37
NGN6,358,424.73
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,686.15
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
NGN1,378.94
|
$1.46
CN¥10.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NGN3,088.24
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
NGN1,532.15
|
$4.37
CN¥31.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.70
NGN65,116.40
|
$58.33
CN¥421.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
NGN10,725.05
|
$10.12
CN¥73.10
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Abuja
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
NGN29,493.90
|
$69.18
CN¥499.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.71
NGN55,157.42
|
$43.88
CN¥317.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.16
NGN64,350.32
|
$89.48
CN¥646.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.27
NGN107,250.54
|
$124.62
CN¥900.62
|
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