Addis Ababa vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2173
🏠 One person rent
$604
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$101
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
32
36
😀 Quality of life
40
12
🏙️ Population
5.23M
1.48M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 6% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 4928th and 5406th ($1103 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.1 months in Onitsha. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 6957th and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Onitsha

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Addis Ababa Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$1688

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$846
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1686
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$469
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$906
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$537
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$638
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$886
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$651
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$658
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$635
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$374
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$774
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$704
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1262
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$933
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$812
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$655
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$710
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$699
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$714
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1133
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$787
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1019
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1368
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$794
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$710
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$757
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$755
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$377
518 km or 322 mi Save
$644
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$617
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$621
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$735
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1201
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$764
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$711
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$655