Abuja vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$1981
🏠 One person rent
$165
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$587
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
37
51
😀 Quality of life
21
58
🏙️ Population
1.57M
639K

The cost of living in Abuja is 64% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 9247th and 6354th ($288 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 6th in Nigeria and Moldova, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 8926th and 5671st among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$6.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$0.74
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$1487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$1021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$3791

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120 km or 74 mi Minna
$313
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846