Abuja vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$953
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$1262
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
37
96
😀 Quality of life
19
74
🏙️ Population
1.57M
13M

The cost of living in Abuja is 17% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4418th and 5091st ($1262 vs $1075) 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 0.2 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 8886th and 1280th 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
$2.91
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$1.32
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$11652

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$787
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541