Alexandria vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$765
🏠 One person rent
$164
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
49
36
😀 Quality of life
51
17
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.48M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 40% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 8536th and 9080th ($495 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in Egypt and Nigeria, respectively. Check Egypt vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 6224th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Onitsha

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Alexandria Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$0.43
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$5.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$704

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$449
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212

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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