Abuja vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abuja	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$288	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$561	$2103
🏠 One person rent	$165	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$217	$788
🍽️ Food expenses	$83.8	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$20.9	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$143	$733
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	37	82
😀 Quality of life	21	66
🏙️ Population	1.57M	5.38M

The cost of living in Abuja is 64% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 9247th and 6353rd ($288 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 3rd in Nigeria and Russia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 8926th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Saint Petersburg

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	Abuja	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.42	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$4.27	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$1.6	$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.33	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$0.74	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.18	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$195	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$275	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$183	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.95	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.2	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$3.86	$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.31%	11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$568	$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$319	$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.94	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.41	$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.1	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.59	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.58	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.56	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.87	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.91	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.75	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.34	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.54	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$8.83	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.24	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.79	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.63	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.1	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.4	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$26.9	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$717	$6504

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Cities near Abuja

Distance	City	Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi	Minna	$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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$814
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$906
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1121
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1366
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1349
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1376
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1218
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$920
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1277
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$461
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1163
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1396
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1491
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1089
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1736
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1403
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1498
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$532
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1825
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1194
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1907
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1335
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$909
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1257
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1414
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1475
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1363
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$982
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1438