Birmingham vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2062
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$647
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$915
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$81.5
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	36
😀 Quality of life	95	18
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.48M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 103% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 1622nd and 5196th ($2137 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 4th 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 48th and 9140th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$1.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$572
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$38.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$1061
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$0.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$2.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$1.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$8.54
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$1418

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901

Cities near Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$878
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1774
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$563
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$961
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$632
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$674
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$926
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$664
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$644
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$397
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$778
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$705
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1514
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$849
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$752
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$1413
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$665
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$526
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$755
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$664
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$698
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$1102
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$852
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1363
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$793
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$810
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$793
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$393
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$646
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$598
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$652
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$781
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1241
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$671
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$835
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$699