Abuja vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$2149
🏠 One person rent
$953
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$920
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$638
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
37
51
😀 Quality of life
19
57
🏙️ Population
1.57M
639K

The cost of living in Abuja is 44% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 4418th and 6200th ($1262 vs $876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Nigeria and Moldova, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 8886th and 5629th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$7.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$1.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$445
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$1233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$4718

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$787
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$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
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$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
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$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
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900