Abuja vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1551
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3142
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$1167
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$2057
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$76
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$83.9
$1020
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
39
96
😀 Quality of life
23
72
🏙️ Population
1.69M
13.3M

The cost of living in Abuja is 2% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 3904th and 3728th ($1551 vs $1585) 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 8th best city to live in Nigeria vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 9058th and 3206th 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
$3.05
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$4.91
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1864
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3354
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1593
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$6.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.42
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.89
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2219
$17546

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Distance City Cost of living
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$785
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$353
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$830
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$584
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$587
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$750
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$594
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$785
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$578
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$538
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$922
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$659
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$594
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$775
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$655
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$849
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1555
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$665
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$581
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$878
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$601
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$687
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$386
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$618
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1143
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1017
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$425
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$750
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1022
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$834
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1143
562 km or 349 mi Save
$650
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$535
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$641
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$750
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1344
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1254

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791