Abu Dhabi vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$2129
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$590
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$1043
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$103
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	36
😀 Quality of life	83	12
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.48M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 88% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 2320th and 5680th ($1828 vs $972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in the United Arab Emirates and Nigeria, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 438th and 9148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Onitsha

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	Abu Dhabi	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$0.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$1617

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$805
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1611
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$462
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$883
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$558
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$621
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$881
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$651
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$634
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$384
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$779
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$695
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$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
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$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
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$590
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$759
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1121
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$747
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$755
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$647