Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

compared to

Nigeria

Nigeria vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 2.8% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 44.9% less in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 87.0% more in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 26.4% more in Nigeria
Housing: pay 61.4% more in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 82.2% less in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.8% less in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 50.3% less in Nigeria

The cost of groceries, housing, and transportation in Nigeria are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nigeria. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Nigeria.

Nigeria vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nigeria instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 44.9% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB754.90	$2.61 NGN4,185.12	-71.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB419.39	$5.61 NGN8,988.19	+9.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB88.10	$0.38 NGN609.65	-64.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB39.87	$0.23 NGN362.74	-53.4%
Average			-44.9%

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pay 87.0% more for groceries

	Moscow	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB50.83	$1.27 NGN2,032.00	+104.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB362.04	$2.51 NGN4,030.33	-42.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB293.08	$9.86 NGN15,805.52	+176.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB124.85	$1.87 NGN3,004.17	+23.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB163.14	$2.04 NGN3,262.92	+2.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB55.64	$1.75 NGN2,802.91	+158.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB54.84	$0.90 NGN1,447.30	+35.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB58.79	$0.73 NGN1,174.75	+2.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB92.31	$0.79 NGN1,263.06	-29.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB20.48	$0.82 NGN1,311.34	+228.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB17.19	$0.83 NGN1,337.82	+298.9%
Average			+87.0%

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pay 26.4% more for transportation

	Moscow	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB182.27	$2.41 NGN3,861.98	+8.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,348.57	$36.26 NGN58,123.93	+26.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,516,329.61	$16,757.94 NGN26,865,994.62	-45.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB478.10	$12.54 NGN20,099.91	+115.5%
Average			+26.4%

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pay 61.4% more for housing

	Moscow	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB524.14	$29.99 NGN48,086.41	+370.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB78,930.09	$731.80 NGN1,173,207.95	-23.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB47,929.23	$456.14 NGN731,279.28	-21.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB7,121.19	$18.28 NGN29,308.89	-78.9%
Average			+61.4%

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pay 82.2% less for childcare

	Moscow	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB38,337.02	$85.98 NGN137,845.31	-81.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB855,723.89	$1,787.42 NGN2,865,563.34	-82.8%
Average			-82.2%

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pay 16.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB251.63	$0.91 NGN1,451.52	-70.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB207.44	$2.04 NGN3,263.70	-19.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB201.31	$1.60 NGN2,564.16	-34.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,657.41	$36.79 NGN58,983.29	+13.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB419.39	$6.47 NGN10,367.60	+26.7%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 50.3% less for clothing

	Moscow	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,668.89	$17.81 NGN28,558.24	-78.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,476.62	$28.83 NGN46,226.53	-31.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB8,953.10	$57.22 NGN91,730.43	-47.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB8,379.31	$57.36 NGN91,963.88	-43.7%
Average			-50.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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