Abuja vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Abuja	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1494	$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3037	$2655
🏠 One person rent	$1125	$498
🏘️ Family rent	$1994	$864
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$280	$708
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	95
😀 Quality of life	22	68
🏙️ Population	1.69M	11.5M

The cost of living in Abuja is 43% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4025th and 5549th ($1494 vs $1044) 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 0.2 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 8930th and 4052nd 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	$2.72	$6.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.55	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1803	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3229	$1161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1570	$674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.5	$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.3	$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.45%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1417	$2604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$1855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.22	$7.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.25	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$9.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.05	$8.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.95	$5.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.79	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.59	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.26	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$70.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.72	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.4	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$133	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1949	$15571

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Cities near Abuja

Distance	City	Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi	Minna	$756
163 km or 101 mi	Kaduna	$401
181 km or 113 mi	Jos	$826
225 km or 140 mi	Zaria	$542
291 km or 181 mi	Enugu	$480
293 km or 182 mi	Bauchi	$767
296 km or 184 mi	Owo	$669
297 km or 185 mi	Ado Ekiti	$649
321 km or 199 mi	Awka	$866
323 km or 201 mi	Akure	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Ilorin	$521
331 km or 205 mi	Onitsha	$1064
346 km or 215 mi	Kano	$549
352 km or 219 mi	Osogbo	$705
357 km or 222 mi	Gusau	$598
367 km or 228 mi	Ife	$779
368 km or 229 mi	Benin	$633
392 km or 243 mi	Umuahia	$956
400 km or 249 mi	Owerri	$1774
414 km or 257 mi	Oyo	$681
434 km or 270 mi	Ibadan	$761
438 km or 272 mi	Katsina	$586
438 km or 272 mi	Warri	$925
438 km or 272 mi	Aba	$679
456 km or 283 mi	Bamenda	$614
466 km or 289 mi	Calabar	$390
482 km or 299 mi	Port Harcourt	$681
496 km or 308 mi	Maradi	$1111
503 km or 312 mi	Abeokuta	$1009
509 km or 316 mi	Sokoto	$437
513 km or 319 mi	Bafoussam	$620
536 km or 333 mi	Lagos	$1185
537 km or 334 mi	Kumba	$846
552 km or 343 mi	Zinder	$1104
562 km or 349 mi	Save	$650
574 km or 357 mi	Damaturu	$560
577 km or 358 mi	Buea	$679
592 km or 368 mi	Limbe	$737
606 km or 377 mi	Malabo	$1132
608 km or 378 mi	Douala	$1422

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$730
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$688
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$696
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$708
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$649
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$703
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$715
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$595
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$681
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$678
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$668
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$748
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$665
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$686
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$647
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$661
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$672
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$642
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$656
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$672
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$641
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$672
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$688
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$664
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$718
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$667
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$661
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$690
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$698
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$648
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$742
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$761
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$621
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$660
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$645
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$805
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$641
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$655
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$655