Abuja vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abuja	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1375	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2817	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$1017	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$1803	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.9	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$63.7	$1316
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	39	85
😀 Quality of life	23	71
🏙️ Population	1.69M	5.65M

The cost of living in Abuja is 21% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4364th and 4898th ($1375 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Nigeria and Russia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Abuja compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 9006th and 3542nd 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	$2.62	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.85	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1589	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$763	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2890	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1382	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.5	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.38%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$955	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.68	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.06	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.9	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.3	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.8	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2528	$13865

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Cities near Abuja

Distance	City	Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi	Minna	$692
163 km or 101 mi	Kaduna	$323
181 km or 113 mi	Jos	$760
225 km or 140 mi	Zaria	$517
291 km or 181 mi	Enugu	$564
293 km or 182 mi	Bauchi	$672
296 km or 184 mi	Owo	$531
297 km or 185 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
321 km or 199 mi	Awka	$693
323 km or 201 mi	Akure	$488
329 km or 204 mi	Ilorin	$518
331 km or 205 mi	Onitsha	$795
346 km or 215 mi	Kano	$491
352 km or 219 mi	Osogbo	$575
357 km or 222 mi	Gusau	$516
367 km or 228 mi	Ife	$670
368 km or 229 mi	Benin	$627
392 km or 243 mi	Umuahia	$773
400 km or 249 mi	Owerri	$1364
414 km or 257 mi	Oyo	$639
434 km or 270 mi	Ibadan	$658
438 km or 272 mi	Katsina	$503
438 km or 272 mi	Warri	$786
438 km or 272 mi	Aba	$591
456 km or 283 mi	Bamenda	$699
466 km or 289 mi	Calabar	$373
482 km or 299 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
496 km or 308 mi	Maradi	$1118
503 km or 312 mi	Abeokuta	$995
509 km or 316 mi	Sokoto	$372
513 km or 319 mi	Bafoussam	$759
536 km or 333 mi	Lagos	$946
537 km or 334 mi	Kumba	$821
552 km or 343 mi	Zinder	$1119
562 km or 349 mi	Save	$654
574 km or 357 mi	Damaturu	$476
577 km or 358 mi	Buea	$627
592 km or 368 mi	Limbe	$738
606 km or 377 mi	Malabo	$1272
608 km or 378 mi	Douala	$1156

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597