Abuja vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$2238
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$908
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$346
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
39
51
😀 Quality of life
22
59
🏙️ Population
1.69M
639K

The cost of living in Abuja is 60% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 3914th and 5968th ($1514 vs $947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Nigeria and Moldova, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.4 months in Chisinau. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 9057th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$8.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$961
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$2427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$1691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$4.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$6.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$7015

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$852
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$393
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$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
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970