Owerri vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Owerri	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1686	$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2321	$2402
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$1516	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.7	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$84.7	$365
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	41	94
😀 Quality of life	11	62
🏙️ Population	908K	6.21M

The cost of living in Owerri is 77% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 2936th and 5959th ($1686 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Nigeria and Brazil, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Owerri compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Owerri ranked 19th best city to live in Nigeria vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 9173rd and 4932nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Owerri vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Owerri	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.94	$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.51	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.26	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2296	$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.3	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.3	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.14%	10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$498	$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.24	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.35	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.76	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.55	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.63	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.57	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$7.13	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.71	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.94	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.44	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$12.1	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$30	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$118	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$10815

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Cities near Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$906
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$638
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$846
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$1036
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$469
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$886
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$374
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$537
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$658
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$812
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$635
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$933
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$655
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$710
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1368
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$714
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$774
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$704
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$794
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1262
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$759
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$1133
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$699
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$526
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$787
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1201
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$755
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$764
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$757
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$377
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$878
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$644
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$879
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$617
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$735
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$621

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585