Abuja vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abuja	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1502	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3792	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$1135	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$2756	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$277	$947
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	38	81
😀 Quality of life	19	67
🏙️ Population	1.69M	5.6M

The cost of living in Abuja is 54% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 3416th and 5668th ($1502 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Nigeria and Russia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 8901st and 3598th 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	$3.45	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1823	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4523	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2198	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.42%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1406	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1124	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.14	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.11	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.97	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.81	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.74	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.4	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$133	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1951	$7571

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Cities near Abuja

Distance	City	Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi	Minna	$743
163 km or 101 mi	Kaduna	$371
181 km or 113 mi	Jos	$820
225 km or 140 mi	Zaria	$526
291 km or 181 mi	Enugu	$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

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441