Nigeria vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1884
$2190
🏠 One person rent
$499
$465
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$59.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85
$772
💸 GDP per capita
$807
$14889
😃 Human freedom index
5.61
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
54.5
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
22
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
61
85
😀 Quality of life
13
49
🏙️ Population
233M
144M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($879) is 3% less expensive than in Russia ($902). Nigeria ranked 114th vs 109th for Russia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Nigeria compared to 0.9 months in Russia. Ranked 188th and 93rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nigeria vs Russia

We calculate prices for Nigeria and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 122 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Nigeria Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$9.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1753
$1218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$701
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.4
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.64%
19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1323
$3624
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1239
$2019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$5.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$9.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.74
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.39
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.12
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.39
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.66
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.4
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1849
$9820

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1102
15.1M
Kano
$563
4.35M
Ibadan
$752
2.55M
Port Harcourt
$676
3.33M
Abuja
$1514
1.69M
Benin
$632
1.78M
Onitsha
$1051
1.48M
Akure
$644
848K
Enugu
$563
1.03M
Ilorin
$526
848K
Kaduna
$393
760K
Aba
$674
1.16M
Maiduguri
$618
1.2M
Bauchi
$781
694K
Owerri
$1774
908K
Ado Ekiti
$642
447K
Abeokuta
$1013
889K
Oyo
$664
387K
Zaria
$652
408K
Jos
$810
623K
Gusau
$638
383K
Minna
$852
322K
Warri
$926
363K
Katsina
$618
318K
Ife
$778
502K
Sokoto
$466
428K
Owo
$664
222K
Osogbo
$705
202K
Umuahia
$961
359K
Calabar
$397
371K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1438
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$971
5.65M
Novosibirsk
$813
1.64M
Yekaterinburg
$962
1.47M
Kazan
$868
1.33M
Rostov-on-Don
$851
1.14M
Krasnodar
$828
1.15M
Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1.2M
Ufa
$802
1.14M
Krasnoyarsk
$837
1.09M
Omsk
$786
1.1M
Perm
$714
1.03M
Samara
$796
1.15M
Chelyabinsk
$829
1.18M
Voronezh
$707
1.04M
Tyumen
$909
872K
Khabarovsk
$830
616K
Saratov
$783
838K
Izhevsk
$635
616K
Vladivostok
$824
592K
Balashikha
$898
530K
Yaroslavl
$672
567K
Volgograd
$667
1.01M
Irkutsk
$735
606K
Tula
$837
467K
Ulyanovsk
$641
613K
Tolyatti
$686
663K
Ryazan
$692
519K
Orenburg
$695
537K
Kemerovo
$708
543K