Bucharest vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$2129
🏠 One person rent
$474
$590
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$1043
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$103
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
36
😀 Quality of life
79
12
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.48M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 2% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 5565th and 5680th ($988 vs $972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Romania and Nigeria, respectively. Check Romania vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 645th and 9148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$1617

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$867
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$847
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$796
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$633
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$704
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$629
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$722
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$743
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$623
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$622
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$938
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$770
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$892
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$929
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1002
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$546
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$698
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$646
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$650
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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