Cost of living comparison

Nigeria

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Moldova

Chisinau vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 29.4% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 31.0% less in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 17.5% more in Chisinau
Housing: pay 22.6% more in Chisinau
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.7% more in Chisinau
Clothing: pay 39.6% more in Chisinau

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Chisinau are more expensive than in Abuja. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Chisinau.

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Chisinau vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chisinau instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Abuja	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 NGN2,692.94	$11.22 MDL200.58	+461.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 NGN5,385.88	$8.70 MDL155.45	+117.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 NGN658.25	$1.21 MDL21.60	+147.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NGN938.71	$0.89 MDL15.92	+27.7%
Average			+219.9%

Abuja vs. Chisinau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.0% less for groceries

	Abuja	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 NGN1,772.60	$0.71 MDL12.71	-46.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 NGN7,422.99	$4.89 MDL87.39	-11.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.88 NGN18,692.58	$4.73 MDL84.61	-65.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.83 NGN2,470.19	$2.79 MDL49.81	+51.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.39 NGN3,221.18	$2.36 MDL42.13	-1.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 NGN1,238.07	$0.44 MDL7.83	-52.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN893.87	$0.87 MDL15.60	+31.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 NGN918.67	$0.94 MDL16.79	+37.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NGN1,410.12	$1.01 MDL17.97	-4.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NGN1,116.76	$0.31 MDL5.58	-62.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 NGN1,485.45	$0.25 MDL4.40	-77.7%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 17.5% more for transportation

	Abuja	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 NGN2,879.99	$6.44 MDL115.06	+200.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.78 NGN44,136.58	$13.52 MDL241.70	-58.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.00 NGN35M	$29,507.41 MDL528K	+12.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.30 NGN9,824.61	$4.94 MDL88.26	-32.3%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 22.6% more for housing

	Abuja	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.15 NGN39,255.61	$10.59 MDL189.39	-63.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$596.02 NGN803K	$679.74 MDL12,152.24	+14.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.58 NGN472K	$435.34 MDL7,782.96	+24.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.28 NGN116K	$185.85 MDL3,322.64	+115.4%
Average			+22.6%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Abuja	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.24 NGN60,908.48	$434.06 MDL7,759.94	+859.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,150.69 NGN4M	$5,841.67 MDL104K	+85.4%
Average			+321.8%

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pay 36.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 NGN1,346.47	$2.24 MDL40.12	+124.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 NGN4,515.20	$2.16 MDL38.67	-35.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN2,692.94	$3.42 MDL61.18	+71.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.12 NGN35,163.45	$41.67 MDL745.01	+59.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.41 NGN8,628.70	$8.41 MDL150.43	+31.3%
Average			+36.7%

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pay 39.6% more for clothing

	Abuja	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.92 NGN34,907.22	$79.80 MDL1,426.62	+207.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.65 NGN81,657.75	$47.07 MDL841.43	-22.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.11 NGN105K	$114.14 MDL2,040.51	+46.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.08 NGN143K	$115.56 MDL2,065.97	+8.9%
Average			+39.6%

Abuja vs. Chisinau - Cost of clothing

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