Brazil vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$787
$761
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1967
$1656
🏠 One person rent
$344
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.9
$97.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$546
$64
💸 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
50
16
🏙️ Population
212M
233M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($787) is 3% more expensive than in Nigeria ($761). Brazil ranked 135th vs 139th 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 94th and 184th 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
$6.19
$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.38
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.9
 Cappuccino
$2.23
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$379
$407
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$717
$1461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$30
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$46.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.27%
17.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1823
$1735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.4
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.11
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$4.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$3.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$3.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$1.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.6
$2.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$1.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.09
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$11.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.2
$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.7
$14.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9857
$2448

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Brazil

City Cost of living Population
Sao Paulo
$1126
11.5M
Rio de Janeiro
$1095
6.21M
Brasilia
$958
3M
Belo Horizonte
$898
2.32M
Fortaleza
$824
2.58M
Manaus
$842
2.3M
Curitiba
$874
1.77M
Salvador
$887
2.42M
Campinas
$891
1.21M
Porto Alegre
$885
1.39M
Recife
$802
1.49M
Uberlandia
$728
762K
Sao Jose dos Campos
$884
727K
Duque de Caxias
$651
887K
Florianopolis
$1035
587K
Goiania
$800
1.44M
Nova Iguacu
$617
843K
Belem
$812
1.3M
Guarulhos
$783
1.32M
Santo Andre
$700
749K
Niteroi
$824
497K
Maceio
$752
958K
Campo Grande
$671
963K
Joao Pessoa
$820
834K
Ribeirao Preto
$749
732K
Joinville
$787
616K
Sao Luis
$818
1.04M
Teresina
$592
868K
Contagem
$607
652K
Osasco
$793
760K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$946
15.1M
Kano
$491
4.35M
Benin
$627
1.78M
Port Harcourt
$559
3.33M
Ibadan
$658
2.56M
Onitsha
$795
1.48M
Aba
$591
1.16M
Abuja
$1375
1.69M
Enugu
$564
1.03M
Owerri
$1364
908K
Jos
$760
822K
Zaria
$517
766K
Maiduguri
$514
791K
Bauchi
$672
694K
Kaduna
$323
760K
Abeokuta
$995
889K
Ilorin
$518
778K
Awka
$693
430K
Umuahia
$773
359K
Calabar
$373
371K
Ife
$670
502K
Gusau
$516
383K
Sokoto
$372
428K
Warri
$786
312K
Katsina
$503
318K
Akure
$488
485K
Minna
$692
304K
Ado Ekiti
$597
314K
Oyo
$639
387K
Owo
$531
222K