Abuja vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abuja	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1551	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3142	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$1167	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$2057	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$76	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$83.9	$1231
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	39	85
😀 Quality of life	23	70
🏙️ Population	1.69M	5.65M

The cost of living in Abuja is 44% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 3904th and 5142nd ($1551 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Nigeria and Russia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Abuja ranked 8th best city to live in Nigeria vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 9058th and 3923rd 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	$3.05	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.7	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1864	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$888	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3354	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1593	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.1	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.42%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1116	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1118	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.42	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.7	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.07	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.89	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.08	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.9	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$134	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2219	$12085

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Cities near Abuja

Distance	City	Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi	Minna	$785
163 km or 101 mi	Kaduna	$353
181 km or 113 mi	Jos	$830
225 km or 140 mi	Zaria	$584
291 km or 181 mi	Enugu	$587
293 km or 182 mi	Bauchi	$750
296 km or 184 mi	Owo	$594
297 km or 185 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
321 km or 199 mi	Awka	$785
323 km or 201 mi	Akure	$578
329 km or 204 mi	Ilorin	$538
331 km or 205 mi	Onitsha	$922
346 km or 215 mi	Kano	$563
352 km or 219 mi	Osogbo	$659
357 km or 222 mi	Gusau	$594
367 km or 228 mi	Ife	$775
368 km or 229 mi	Benin	$655
392 km or 243 mi	Umuahia	$849
400 km or 249 mi	Owerri	$1555
414 km or 257 mi	Oyo	$665
434 km or 270 mi	Ibadan	$759
438 km or 272 mi	Katsina	$581
438 km or 272 mi	Warri	$878
438 km or 272 mi	Aba	$601
456 km or 283 mi	Bamenda	$687
466 km or 289 mi	Calabar	$386
482 km or 299 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
496 km or 308 mi	Maradi	$1143
503 km or 312 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
509 km or 316 mi	Sokoto	$425
513 km or 319 mi	Bafoussam	$750
536 km or 333 mi	Lagos	$1022
537 km or 334 mi	Kumba	$834
552 km or 343 mi	Zinder	$1143
562 km or 349 mi	Save	$650
574 km or 357 mi	Damaturu	$535
577 km or 358 mi	Buea	$641
592 km or 368 mi	Limbe	$750
606 km or 377 mi	Malabo	$1344
608 km or 378 mi	Douala	$1254

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606