Abuja vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$2664
🏠 One person rent
$165
$480
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$881
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$460
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
95
😀 Quality of life
21
64
🏙️ Population
1.57M
12.4M

The cost of living in Abuja is 72% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 9247th and 5031st ($288 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Nigeria and Brazil, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 8926th and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$8.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$12031

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$313
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$768
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$695
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$733
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$744
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$680
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$690
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$766
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$600
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$711
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$668
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$661
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$669
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$674
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$669
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$695
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$645
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$682
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$663
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$680
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$651
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$699
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$652
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$652
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$675
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$680
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$662
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$670
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$677
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$687
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$700
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$678
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$761
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$763
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$662
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$657
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$558
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$813
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$649
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$678
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$659