Belem vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belem Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$770
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1609
$2173
🏠 One person rent
$417
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$586
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$504
$101
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
40
36
😀 Quality of life
41
12
🏙️ Population
1.3M
1.48M

The cost of living in Belem is 26% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6566th and 5406th ($770 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 4th in Brazil and Nigeria, respectively. Check Brazil vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belem compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Belem ranked 56th best city to live in Brazil vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 6772nd and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belem Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.31
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$540
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.28%
17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1093
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.63
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.11
$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.36
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.7
$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.7
$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.6
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3187
$1688

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$668
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$538
67 km or 42 mi Castanhal
$647
141 km or 88 mi Cameta
$602
150 km or 93 mi Capanema
$638
197 km or 123 mi Braganca
$637
214 km or 133 mi Paragominas
$631
221 km or 137 mi Breves
$611
264 km or 164 mi Viseu
$636
288 km or 179 mi Tucurui
$625
329 km or 205 mi Macapa
$633
336 km or 209 mi Santana
$582
398 km or 247 mi Pinheiro
$639
425 km or 264 mi Santa Ines
$625
440 km or 274 mi Maraba
$652
455 km or 283 mi Altamira
$630
467 km or 290 mi Imperatriz
$649
482 km or 299 mi Sao Luis
$692
508 km or 316 mi Itapecuru Mirim
$632
510 km or 317 mi Sao Jose de Ribamar
$654
516 km or 320 mi Bacabal
$611
552 km or 343 mi Grajau
$621
570 km or 354 mi Coroata
$603
578 km or 359 mi Barra do Corda
$604
612 km or 380 mi Codo
$580
625 km or 389 mi Chapadinha
$595
639 km or 397 mi Araguaina
$618
685 km or 426 mi Caxias
$562
698 km or 434 mi Santarem
$666
729 km or 453 mi Balsas
$592
748 km or 465 mi Timon
$554
751 km or 467 mi Teresina
$576
765 km or 475 mi Parnaiba
$584
810 km or 503 mi Piripiri
$575
819 km or 509 mi Oriximina
$728
829 km or 515 mi Cayenne
$1642
847 km or 527 mi Floriano
$544
867 km or 538 mi Camocim
$561
867 km or 539 mi Kourou
$1698
888 km or 552 mi Itaituba
$727

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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