Abuja vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$165
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$1208
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
37
96
😀 Quality of life
21
73
🏙️ Population
1.57M
12.5M

The cost of living in Abuja is 72% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 9247th and 5167th ($288 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Nigeria and Russia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 8926th and 1608th 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
$1.42
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$6.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$10868

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517