Owerri vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Owerri	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1555	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1966	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$1259	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$1094	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$214	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.3	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$56.8	$378
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	41	57
😀 Quality of life	21	62
🏙️ Population	908K	2.42M

The cost of living in Owerri is 80% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 3883rd and 6516th ($1555 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Nigeria and Brazil, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Owerri compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Owerri ranked 18th best city to live in Nigeria vs Salvador ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 9121st and 5693rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Owerri vs Salvador

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	Owerri	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.42	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.8	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$693	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.23%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$709	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1069	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.1	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.01	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.84	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$8.8	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.74	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$15	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$37	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1493	$14902

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Cities near Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$849
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$601
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$785
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$922
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$587
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$878
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$386
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$655
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$594
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$1344
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$578
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$834
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$641
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$750
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1254
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$687
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$775
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$659
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$750
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1551
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$759
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$1022
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$665
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$538
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$785
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1239
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$796
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$668
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$830
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$353
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$650
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$1042
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$612
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$750
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$584

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$667
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$676
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$568
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$607
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$645
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$548
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$492
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$651
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$589
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$628
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$614
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$595
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$648
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$488
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$608
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$611
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$726
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$602
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$677
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$687
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$611
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$628
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$609
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$579
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$615
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$598
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$611
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$626
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743