Abuja vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1494
$1277
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$3160
🏠 One person rent
$1125
$615
🏘️ Family rent
$1994
$1037
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$83.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$280
$1535
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
38
61
😀 Quality of life
22
81
🏙️ Population
1.69M
605K

The cost of living in Abuja is 17% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4025th and 4577th ($1494 vs $1277) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Nigeria and Latvia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 8930th and 612th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Riga

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Abuja Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.55
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$5.89
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1803
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$865
$373
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3229
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1570
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.45%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1417
$3153
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$2023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.22
$10
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.11
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.95
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.79
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$3.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.26
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.72
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$81.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1949
$15948

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$756
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$401
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$826
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$542
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$480
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$767
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$669
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$649
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$866
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$654
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$521
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1064
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$549
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$598
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$633
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$956
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$681
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$761
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$586
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$925
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$679
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$614
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$390
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$681
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1111
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1009
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$437
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$620
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1185
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$846
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1104
562 km or 349 mi Save
$650
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$560
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$679
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$737
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1132
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1422

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1437
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1052
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$907
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$946
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$941
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1031
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1108
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1010
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$982
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1194
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1197
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1068
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1000
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$946
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1052
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$859
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$888
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1191
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1317
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1082
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1425
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$937
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$694
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1632
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$903
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1393
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1011
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1079
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1107
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$846
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1590
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1089
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1733
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1479
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1076
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1982
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1951
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$337
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1126
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1365