Abuja vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$1303
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
38
61
😀 Quality of life
19
79
🏙️ Population
1.69M
605K

The cost of living in Abuja is 35% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 3416th and 4764th ($1502 vs $1113) 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 8901st and 596th 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
$3.45
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$5.24
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$8.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$13840

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225 km or 140 mi Zaria
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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
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1299
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$933
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$804
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$835
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$840
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$953
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$983
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$950
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$869
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1064
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1064
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$933
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$936
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$843
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$953
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$761
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$847
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1045
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1150
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$969
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1261
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$882
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$467
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1414
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1219
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$899
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1016
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$741
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1441
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$952
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1273
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$953
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1816
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1879
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1025
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1220