Brazil vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$865
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1754
$2279
🏠 One person rent
$296
$475
🏘️ Family rent
$524
$1184
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$72
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$139
💸 GDP per capita
$10295
$1597
😃 Human freedom index
7.18
5.61
❤️ Life expectancy
73.4
53.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
26
🌐 English speaking %
5.6%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
92
61
😀 Quality of life
39
10
🏙️ Population
203M
211M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($681) is 21% less expensive than in Nigeria ($865). Brazil ranked 145th vs 107th for Nigeria in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brazil compared to 0.2 months in Nigeria. Ranked 117th and 189th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazil vs Nigeria

We calculate prices for Brazil and Nigeria as a population-weighted mean of 385 and 33 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Brazil Nigeria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$1646
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$32.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.3%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1008
$1105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.9
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.75
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$4.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.09
$4.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$1.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$1.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.6
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.71
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.2
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.35
$1.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.6
$57.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$84.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8287
$1810

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Cities Comparison in Brazil vs Nigeria

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Brazil

City Cost of living Population
Sao Paulo
$976
11.5M
Rio de Janeiro
$916
6.21M
Brasilia
$765
2.82M
Manaus
$764
2.06M
Salvador
$705
2.42M
Belo Horizonte
$768
2.32M
Curitiba
$755
1.77M
Campinas
$759
1.21M
Santo Andre
$618
749K
Recife
$671
1.49M
Porto Alegre
$752
1.33M
Fortaleza
$745
2.43M
Belem
$755
1.3M
Uberlandia
$630
713K
Goiania
$665
1.44M
Guarulhos
$662
1.32M
Sao Jose dos Campos
$705
697K
Campo Grande
$588
898K
Joinville
$662
616K
Ribeirao Preto
$647
699K
Sao Luis
$710
1.04M
Maceio
$667
958K
Joao Pessoa
$615
834K
Duque de Caxias
$614
887K
Teresina
$557
868K
Florianopolis
$857
537K
Osasco
$661
729K
Niteroi
$718
497K
Sao Bernardo do Campo
$618
811K
Aracaju
$527
633K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1113
15.1M
Kano
$553
4.35M
Abuja
$1502
1.69M
Ibadan
$776
2.55M
Port Harcourt
$679
3.33M
Benin
$558
1.78M
Onitsha
$972
1.48M
Maiduguri
$609
1.2M
Akure
$634
848K
Kaduna
$371
760K
Enugu
$462
1.03M
Ilorin
$535
848K
Bauchi
$759
694K
Ife
$779
502K
Owerri
$1611
908K
Aba
$621
1.16M
Abeokuta
$1030
889K
Jos
$820
623K
Gusau
$587
383K
Zaria
$526
408K
Ado Ekiti
$666
447K
Minna
$743
322K
Katsina
$579
318K
Sokoto
$426
428K
Oyo
$677
387K
Calabar
$384
371K
Owo
$651
222K
Awka
$805
302K
Umuahia
$883
359K
Warri
$881
363K