Abuja vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$881
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
39
96
😀 Quality of life
22
73
🏙️ Population
1.69M
13.3M

The cost of living in Abuja is 5% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 3914th and 4141st ($1514 vs $1438) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Russia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 9057th and 2664th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Moscow

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Abuja Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$15272

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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
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772