Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 55.1% more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Nigeria
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.61
NGN4,405.01
|
$5.09
R$29.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
NGN9,460.44
|
$5.99
R$34.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
NGN641.69
|
$0.99
R$5.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
NGN381.79
|
$0.60
R$3.46
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
|
Nigeria
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
NGN2,138.76
|
$1.36
R$7.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
NGN4,242.09
|
$3.98
R$22.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.86
NGN16,635.97
|
$3.44
R$19.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN3,162.01
|
$1.87
R$10.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
NGN3,434.36
|
$1.52
R$8.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
NGN2,950.18
|
$0.81
R$4.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
NGN1,523.35
|
$0.53
R$3.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
NGN1,236.47
|
$0.45
R$2.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
NGN1,329.43
|
$0.63
R$3.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
NGN1,380.24
|
$0.49
R$2.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,408.11
|
$0.46
R$2.64
|
|
pay 8.8% more for transportation
|
Nigeria
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.41
NGN4,064.89
|
$3.67
R$21.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.26
NGN61,177.84
|
$39.48
R$226.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,757.94
NGN28,277,573.26
|
$19,264.28
R$110,536.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.54
NGN21,155.99
|
$7.39
R$42.41
|
|
pay 3.0% more for housing
|
Nigeria
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.99
NGN50,612.94
|
$17.79
R$102.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.80
NGN1,234,850.01
|
$286.10
R$1,641.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$456.14
NGN769,701.76
|
$200.36
R$1,149.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.28
NGN30,848.82
|
$49.32
R$282.98
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Nigeria
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$85.98
NGN145,087.90
|
$259.04
R$1,486.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,787.42
NGN3,016,124.23
|
$6,658.88
R$38,208.01
|
|
pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nigeria
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
NGN1,527.78
|
$1.55
R$8.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
NGN3,435.18
|
$1.55
R$8.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
NGN2,698.88
|
$1.94
R$11.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.79
NGN62,082.35
|
$21.85
R$125.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
NGN10,912.33
|
$5.84
R$33.50
|
|
pay 50.1% more for clothing
|
Nigeria
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.81
NGN30,058.73
|
$43.13
R$247.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.83
NGN48,655.34
|
$39.67
R$227.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.22
NGN96,550.08
|
$69.89
R$401.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.36
NGN96,795.80
|
$56.60
R$324.75
|
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