Brasilia vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$2129
🏠 One person rent	$296	$590
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$1043
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$103
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	28	36
😀 Quality of life	56	12
🏙️ Population	2.82M	1.48M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 21% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6598th and 5680th ($765 vs $972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th in Brazil and Nigeria, respectively. Check Brazil vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 5716th and 9148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Onitsha

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	Brasilia	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$1617

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

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