Belem vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belem Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1873
$1621
🏠 One person rent
$395
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.6
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$377
$75.2
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
41
37
😀 Quality of life
61
26
🏙️ Population
1.3M
1.48M

The cost of living in Belem is 2% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6712th and 6787th ($812 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 5th in Brazil and Nigeria, respectively. Check Brazil vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belem compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Onitsha ranked 5th in Nigeria, while ranked 5761st and 8900th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Onitsha

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Belem Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.82
$2.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.4
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.3
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1925
$927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1369
$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.31
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$4.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$1.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.89
$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.17
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.4
$9.45
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$14.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.5
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3337
$1896

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$709
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$596
67 km or 42 mi Castanhal
$688
141 km or 88 mi Cameta
$652
150 km or 93 mi Capanema
$684
197 km or 123 mi Braganca
$688
214 km or 133 mi Paragominas
$684
221 km or 137 mi Breves
$655
264 km or 164 mi Viseu
$703
288 km or 179 mi Tucurui
$670
329 km or 205 mi Macapa
$649
336 km or 209 mi Santana
$618
398 km or 247 mi Pinheiro
$734
425 km or 264 mi Santa Ines
$702
440 km or 274 mi Maraba
$709
455 km or 283 mi Altamira
$667
467 km or 290 mi Imperatriz
$699
482 km or 299 mi Sao Luis
$818
508 km or 316 mi Itapecuru Mirim
$732
510 km or 317 mi Sao Jose de Ribamar
$763
516 km or 320 mi Bacabal
$690
552 km or 343 mi Grajau
$681
570 km or 354 mi Coroata
$684
578 km or 359 mi Barra do Corda
$671
612 km or 380 mi Codo
$649
625 km or 389 mi Chapadinha
$678
639 km or 397 mi Araguaina
$670
685 km or 426 mi Caxias
$602
698 km or 434 mi Santarem
$669
729 km or 453 mi Balsas
$651
748 km or 465 mi Timon
$581
751 km or 467 mi Teresina
$592
765 km or 475 mi Parnaiba
$718
810 km or 503 mi Piripiri
$664
819 km or 509 mi Oriximina
$759
829 km or 515 mi Cayenne
$1941
847 km or 527 mi Floriano
$611
867 km or 538 mi Camocim
$747
867 km or 539 mi Kourou
$1966
888 km or 552 mi Itaituba
$755

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$693
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1364
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$564
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$773
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$627
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$591
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$786
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$559
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$531
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$488
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$373
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$670
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$575
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1375
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$821
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$658
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1272
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$627
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$518
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$738
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$639
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$699
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$946
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$692
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$995
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1156
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$759
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$768
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$760
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$830
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$323
518 km or 322 mi Save
$654
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$596
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$517
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$672
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1209
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$666
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$759
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$657