Birmingham vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Birmingham	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5157	$1849
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$549
🏘️ Family rent	$1934	$787
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$69.9
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	37
😀 Quality of life	94	24
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.48M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 141% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 1454th and 6203rd ($2219 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 5th in the United Kingdom and Nigeria, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Onitsha ranked 7th in Nigeria, while ranked 41st and 9020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Onitsha

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	Birmingham	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.95	$0.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1255	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$964	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2045	$834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$32.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.8	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.96%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5472	$813
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4260	$1084
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.2	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$5.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$1.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.3	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$1.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.82	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$92.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$7.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$9.13
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$2.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.3	$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1648	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21078	$1640

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1872
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1835
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1836
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1887
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1769
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1886
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1910
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2010
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1693
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2006
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2163
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1902
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1861
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1742
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1871
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1754
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1838
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1733
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1900
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1833
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1749
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1912
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1942
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1841
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1921
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1928
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1891
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1894

Cities near Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$785
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1555
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$587
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$849
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$655
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$601
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$878
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$594
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$578
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$386
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$775
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$659
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1551
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$834
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$759
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$1344
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$641
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$538
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$750
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$665
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$687
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$1022
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$785
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1254
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$750
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$830
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$796
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$353
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$650
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$612
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$584
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$750
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1239
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$668
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$802
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$673