Al Ain vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Al Ain Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3275
$1486
🏠 One person rent
$889
$270
🏘️ Family rent
$1583
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.5
$81.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3640
$120
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
36
😀 Quality of life
64
14
🏙️ Population
767K
1.48M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 158% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 2952nd and 7872nd ($1449 vs $563) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 31st 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.2 months in Onitsha. Al Ain ranked 7th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Onitsha ranked 13th in Nigeria, while ranked 4608th and 9161st among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.76
$0.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$3.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$0.47
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.7
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
17.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
$2695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$25
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$3.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$1.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$4.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$22.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$2.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$15.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$54.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8144
$1646

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$1020
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$1362
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$1261
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$799
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1260
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1150
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$707
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$1964
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1797
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$688
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$689
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$1245
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$1277
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$968
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$1277
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$693
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$688
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$952
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$987
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$880
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$947
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$907
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$657
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$691
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$690
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$785
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$686
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$687
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$863
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$824
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$650
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$837

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$736
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$1592
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$931
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$739
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$849
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$613
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$676
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$764
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$726
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$617
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$630
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$675
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$673
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$517
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1306
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$527
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$943
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$773
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$367
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$684
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$394
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$598
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$425
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1449
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$664
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1191
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1253
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$734
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$676
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$749
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$733
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$589
518 km or 322 mi Save
$643
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$644
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$740
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$613
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$968
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$765
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$683
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$635