Abuja vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$730
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$1434
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$1546
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
38
96
😀 Quality of life
19
74
🏙️ Population
1.69M
13.1M

The cost of living in Abuja is 21% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 3416th and 4359th ($1502 vs $1244) 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 8901st and 1187th 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
$3.45
$9.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.79
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$1092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$9.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
22.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$7641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$3605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$6.31
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$12252

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$462
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$759
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$651
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$805
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$634
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$535
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$972
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$553
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$695
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$587
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$558
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$883
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1611
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$677
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$776
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$579
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$881
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$621
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$553
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$384
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$679
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$972
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1030
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1113
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$764
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$553
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$601
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$655
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$741
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1265

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Distance City Cost of living
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$786
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592