Abidjan vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$2129
🏠 One person rent
$439
$590
🏘️ Family rent
$1190
$1043
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$103
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
34
36
😀 Quality of life
37
12
🏙️ Population
4.98M
1.48M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 5% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 5348th and 5680th ($1022 vs $972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ivory Coast and Nigeria, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 7322nd and 9148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Onitsha

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Abidjan Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.2
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.92
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1585
$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$834
$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.1
$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2092
$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.5
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2459
$1617

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AbidjanOnitsha

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$349

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$937
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$588
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$729
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$560
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$553
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$916
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$354
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$575
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$632
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$487
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$487
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$487
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$507
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$755
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$999
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$647
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$757
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$649
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$753
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$499
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$590
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$651
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$487
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$709
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$658
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$670
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$523
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$1009
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$774
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$489

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Distance City Cost of living
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$805
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$1611
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$462
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$883
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$558
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$621
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$881
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$679
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$651
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$634
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$384
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$666
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$779
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$695
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$1502
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$764
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$776
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$741
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$601
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$535
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$655
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$677
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$553
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1113
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$743
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$1030
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1265
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$555
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$670
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$820
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$709
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$371
518 km or 322 mi Save
$613
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$590
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$526
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$759
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$1121
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$747
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$755
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$647