Bangkok vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$2173
🏠 One person rent	$425	$648
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$101
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	89	36
😀 Quality of life	74	12
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.48M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 4% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 5738th and 5406th ($994 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Thailand and Nigeria, respectively. Check Thailand vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 1355th and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Onitsha

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	Bangkok	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$1688

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

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