Cost of living comparison

 Nigeria
compared to
 Moscow, Russia
Moscow vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 2.4 times more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.3 times more in Moscow
Groceries
pay 23.0% less in Moscow
Housing
pay 88.6% more in Moscow
Childcare
pay 5.6 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports
pay 56.4% more in Moscow
Clothing
pay 2.4 times more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

 
Nigeria
Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.61
NGN4,151.13
$9.19
RUB764.14
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.61
NGN8,915.19
$5.10
RUB424.52
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.38
NGN604.70
$1.07
RUB89.18

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pay 23.0% less for groceries

 
Nigeria
Moscow
Bread
1 loaf
$1.27
NGN2,015.49
$0.62
RUB51.46
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.51
NGN3,997.60
$4.41
RUB366.47
Milk (1 gallon) $9.86
NGN15,677.14
$3.57
RUB296.67

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Nigeria
Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.41
NGN3,830.61
$2.22
RUB184.50
Monthly public transit pass $36.26
NGN57,651.82
$28.58
RUB2,377.31
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,757.94
NGN26,647,779.06
$30,621.85
RUB2,547,121.97

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pay 88.6% more for housing

 
Nigeria
Moscow
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.99
NGN47,695.84
$6.38
RUB530.55
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $731.80
NGN1,163,678.72
$960.52
RUB79,895.96
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $456.14
NGN725,339.56
$583.26
RUB48,515.74

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pay 5.6 times more for childcare

 
Nigeria
Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $85.98
NGN136,725.68
$466.53
RUB38,806.15
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,787.42
NGN2,842,288.17
$10,413.52
RUB866,195.39

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pay 56.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Nigeria
Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.91
NGN1,439.73
$3.06
RUB254.71
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.04
NGN3,237.19
$2.52
RUB209.98
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.60
NGN2,543.33
$2.45
RUB203.77

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

 
Nigeria
Moscow
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$17.81
NGN28,326.28
$81.16
RUB6,750.49
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.83
NGN45,851.06
$42.31
RUB3,519.17
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$57.22
NGN90,985.36
$108.95
RUB9,062.66

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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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