Abuja vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$1555
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
59
😀 Quality of life
23
80
🏙️ Population
1.69M
595K

The cost of living in Abuja is 10% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4364th and 4631st ($1375 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 months in Abuja compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 9006th and 657th 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
$2.62
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$18197

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$692
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$323
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$760
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$517
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$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391