Nigeria vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$865
$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2279
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$475
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$1184
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$777
💸 GDP per capita
$1597
$13817
😃 Human freedom index
5.61
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
53.6
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
22
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
61
85
😀 Quality of life
10
45
🏙️ Population
211M
146M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($865) is 12% more expensive than in Russia ($770). Nigeria ranked 107th vs 127th 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 0.2 months in Nigeria compared to 1 months in Russia. Ranked 189th and 94th 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
$2.58
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.17
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$2.19
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1646
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.2
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$7.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.28%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1306
$2953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1105
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$8.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$8.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.31
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.42
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.17
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$66.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.7
$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.3
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1810
$6824

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1113
15.1M
Kano
$553
4.35M
Abuja
$1502
1.69M
Ibadan
$776
2.55M
Port Harcourt
$679
3.33M
Benin
$558
1.78M
Onitsha
$972
1.48M
Maiduguri
$609
1.2M
Akure
$634
848K
Kaduna
$371
760K
Enugu
$462
1.03M
Ilorin
$535
848K
Bauchi
$759
694K
Ife
$779
502K
Owerri
$1611
908K
Aba
$621
1.16M
Abeokuta
$1030
889K
Jos
$820
623K
Gusau
$587
383K
Zaria
$526
408K
Ado Ekiti
$666
447K
Minna
$743
322K
Katsina
$579
318K
Sokoto
$426
428K
Oyo
$677
387K
Calabar
$384
371K
Owo
$651
222K
Awka
$805
302K
Umuahia
$883
359K
Warri
$881
363K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1244
13.1M
Saint Petersburg
$974
5.6M
Yekaterinburg
$765
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$698
1.63M
Kazan
$734
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$717
1.2M
Krasnoyarsk
$692
1.09M
Rostov-on-Don
$683
1.14M
Krasnodar
$676
1.14M
Omsk
$631
1.1M
Chelyabinsk
$617
1.18M
Ufa
$672
1.13M
Perm
$595
1.03M
Samara
$656
1.16M
Tyumen
$765
861K
Voronezh
$448
1.05M
Khabarovsk
$826
616K
Saratov
$555
838K
Volgograd
$569
1M
Vladivostok
$833
592K
Irkutsk
$770
624K
Tolyatti
$612
668K
Balashikha
$676
530K
Surgut
$654
396K
Penza
$524
488K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
544K
Izhevsk
$637
619K
Kemerovo
$569
545K
Tomsk
$565
545K
Yaroslavl
$523
567K