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
NGN3,847.15
|
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
NGN7,124.35
|
$5.82
CN¥42.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
NGN631.01
|
$0.53
CN¥3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
NGN338.41
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 27.4% more for groceries
Abuja
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
NGN1,893.15
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
NGN4,367.51
|
$6.63
CN¥48.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
NGN15,462.01
|
$7.67
CN¥55.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
NGN2,598.96
|
$1.89
CN¥13.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NGN3,128.15
|
$1.80
CN¥13.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
NGN2,369.81
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
NGN1,001.78
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.23
NGN301.61
|
$0.97
CN¥7.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN797.12
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
NGN1,841.99
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN937.15
|
$0.48
CN¥3.51
|
|
pay 58.4% more for transportation
Abuja
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.60
NGN2,121.53
|
$4.79
CN¥34.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.26
NGN42,746.13
|
$43.66
CN¥316.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,989.25
NGN29,138,611.29
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,256.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.24
NGN8,264.25
|
$5.53
CN¥40.06
|
|
pay 28.6% less for housing
Abuja
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
NGN75,161.94
|
$20.10
CN¥145.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,494.62
NGN3,305,700.65
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,365.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,075.27
NGN1,424,870.97
|
$634.84
CN¥4,598.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.07
NGN41,169.48
|
$44.96
CN¥325.61
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Abuja
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.98
NGN217,292.82
|
$951.31
CN¥6,890.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,462.37
NGN5,913,214.52
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,136.03
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
NGN1,282.38
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NGN2,872.00
|
$4.37
CN¥31.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
NGN1,424.87
|
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.70
NGN60,557.02
|
$58.33
CN¥422.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
NGN9,974.10
|
$10.12
CN¥73.26
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Abuja
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
NGN27,428.77
|
$69.18
CN¥501.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.71
NGN51,295.35
|
$43.88
CN¥317.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.16
NGN59,844.58
|
$89.48
CN¥648.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.27
NGN99,740.97
|
$124.62
CN¥902.63
|
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