Owerri vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Owerri	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1774	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2151	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$1475	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1281	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.3	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$67.7	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	42	95
😀 Quality of life	17	69
🏙️ Population	908K	11.5M

The cost of living in Owerri is 69% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2835th and 5192nd ($1774 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Owerri ranked 17th best city to live in Nigeria vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 9159th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Owerri vs Sao Paulo

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	Owerri	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.21	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.1	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.75	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.71	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.27	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1679	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$820	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1328	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.4	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.9%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1052	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.47	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.7	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.17	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.4	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.85	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.65	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.93	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.65	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$8.08	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.95	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.65	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.1	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.2	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1311	$15428

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Cities near Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$961
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$674
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$878
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$1051
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$563
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$926
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$397
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$632
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$664
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$1413
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$644
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$849
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$665
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$755
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1363
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$698
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$778
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$705
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$793
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1514
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$752
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$1102
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$664
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$526
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$852
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1241
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$793
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$671
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$810
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$393
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$646
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$1044
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$598
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$781
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$652

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666