Abuja vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$165
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$1220
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
61
😀 Quality of life
21
79
🏙️ Population
1.57M
606K

The cost of living in Abuja is 75% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 9247th and 4604th ($288 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in Nigeria and Latvia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 8926th and 535th 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
$1.42
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$13518

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$313
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257