Abuja vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abuja	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1514	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3085	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$1149	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2051	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$98.5	$701
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	39	95
😀 Quality of life	22	69
🏙️ Population	1.69M	11.5M

The cost of living in Abuja is 44% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 3914th and 5192nd ($1514 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Brazil, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 9057th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Sao Paulo

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	Abuja	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.06	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.02	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3290	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.3	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.5	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.52%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1121	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1130	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.25	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.49	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.99	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.82	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.79	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.3	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1948	$15428

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Cities near Abuja

Distance	City	Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi	Minna	$852
163 km or 101 mi	Kaduna	$393
181 km or 113 mi	Jos	$810
225 km or 140 mi	Zaria	$652
291 km or 181 mi	Enugu	$563
293 km or 182 mi	Bauchi	$781
296 km or 184 mi	Owo	$664
297 km or 185 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
321 km or 199 mi	Awka	$878
323 km or 201 mi	Akure	$644
329 km or 204 mi	Ilorin	$526
331 km or 205 mi	Onitsha	$1051
346 km or 215 mi	Kano	$563
352 km or 219 mi	Osogbo	$705
357 km or 222 mi	Gusau	$638
367 km or 228 mi	Ife	$778
368 km or 229 mi	Benin	$632
392 km or 243 mi	Umuahia	$961
400 km or 249 mi	Owerri	$1774
414 km or 257 mi	Oyo	$664
434 km or 270 mi	Ibadan	$752
438 km or 272 mi	Katsina	$618
438 km or 272 mi	Warri	$926
438 km or 272 mi	Aba	$674
456 km or 283 mi	Bamenda	$698
466 km or 289 mi	Calabar	$397
482 km or 299 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
496 km or 308 mi	Maradi	$1131
503 km or 312 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
509 km or 316 mi	Sokoto	$466
513 km or 319 mi	Bafoussam	$793
536 km or 333 mi	Lagos	$1102
537 km or 334 mi	Kumba	$849
552 km or 343 mi	Zinder	$1131
562 km or 349 mi	Save	$646
574 km or 357 mi	Damaturu	$555
577 km or 358 mi	Buea	$665
592 km or 368 mi	Limbe	$755
606 km or 377 mi	Malabo	$1413
608 km or 378 mi	Douala	$1363

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666