Berlin vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2129
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$590
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$1043
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$103
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	36
😀 Quality of life	95	12
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.48M

The cost of living in Berlin is 109% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 1762nd and 5680th ($2027 vs $972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Germany and Nigeria, respectively. Check Germany vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 21st and 9148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Onitsha

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	Berlin	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$0.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$1617

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$805
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1611
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$462
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$883
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$558
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$621
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$881
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$651
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$634
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$384
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$779
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$695
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1502
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$764
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$776
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$741
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$601
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$535
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$655
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$677
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$553
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$1113
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$743
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1265
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$555
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$820
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$709
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$371
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$613
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$590
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$759
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1121
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$747
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$755
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$647