Abuja vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$953
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$1324
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
61
😀 Quality of life
19
79
🏙️ Population
1.57M
605K

The cost of living in Abuja is 8% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4418th and 4672nd ($1262 vs $1169) 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 1.1 months in Riga. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 8886th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$13962

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$787
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363