Brazil vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$832
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$1802
🏠 One person rent
$336
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$732
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$522
$92
💸 GDP per capita
$10311
$1084
😃 Human freedom index
7.4
5.69
❤️ Life expectancy
75.8
54.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
26
🌐 English speaking %
5.6%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
92
60
😀 Quality of life
49
15
🏙️ Population
212M
233M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($771) is 7% less expensive than in Nigeria ($832). Brazil ranked 138th vs 126th 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 0.7 months in Brazil compared to 0.1 months in Nigeria. Ranked 104th and 186th 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
$6.04
$2.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.93
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$702
$1714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$26
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.7
$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.2%
18.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1798
$1515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1216
$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.92
$13.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$3.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$1.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.81
$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$10.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.21
$1.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$98.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9477
$2127

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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
$1115
11.5M
Rio de Janeiro
$1013
6.21M
Brasilia
$928
3M
Manaus
$823
2.3M
Belo Horizonte
$875
2.32M
Curitiba
$852
1.77M
Fortaleza
$812
2.58M
Salvador
$863
2.42M
Campinas
$888
1.21M
Porto Alegre
$845
1.39M
Recife
$805
1.49M
Uberlandia
$710
762K
Goiania
$839
1.44M
Sao Jose dos Campos
$877
727K
Guarulhos
$753
1.32M
Belem
$789
1.3M
Santo Andre
$742
749K
Campo Grande
$672
963K
Joinville
$765
665K
Maceio
$726
958K
Ribeirao Preto
$739
732K
Duque de Caxias
$648
887K
Florianopolis
$979
587K
Sao Luis
$808
1.04M
Joao Pessoa
$787
834K
Niteroi
$792
497K
Nova Iguacu
$632
843K
Teresina
$559
868K
Osasco
$782
760K
Contagem
$596
652K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1022
15.1M
Kano
$563
4.35M
Port Harcourt
$618
3.33M
Ibadan
$759
2.55M
Abuja
$1551
1.69M
Benin
$655
1.78M
Onitsha
$922
1.48M
Kaduna
$353
760K
Akure
$578
848K
Enugu
$587
1.03M
Bauchi
$750
694K
Ilorin
$538
848K
Aba
$601
1.16M
Maiduguri
$581
1.2M
Abeokuta
$1017
889K
Owerri
$1555
908K
Zaria
$584
408K
Ado Ekiti
$631
447K
Jos
$830
623K
Gusau
$594
383K
Minna
$785
322K
Katsina
$581
318K
Oyo
$665
387K
Ife
$775
502K
Warri
$878
363K
Owo
$594
222K
Sokoto
$425
428K
Osogbo
$659
202K
Umuahia
$849
359K
Calabar
$386
371K