Addis Ababa vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$765
🏠 One person rent
$407
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
32
36
😀 Quality of life
40
17
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.48M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 161% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 5819th and 9080th ($923 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ethiopia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 7141st and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$704

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617