Bucharest vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$2173
🏠 One person rent
$496
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$101
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
76
36
😀 Quality of life
78
12
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.48M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 0% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 5404th and 5406th ($1036 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Romania and Nigeria, respectively. Check Romania vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 642nd and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.18
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$1688

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$668
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$757
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$663
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$795
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$727
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$759
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$772
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$631
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$644
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$955
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$688
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$684
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$755
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$751
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$721
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$744
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$589
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$831
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$624
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$931
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$961
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1035
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$561
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$837
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$693
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$832
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$761
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$846
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$759
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$584
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$573
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$876
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$735
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$640
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$721

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$846
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$1686
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$469
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$906
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$537
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$638
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$886
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$651
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$658
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$635
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$374
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$774
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$704
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1262
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$933
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$812
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$655
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$710
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$699
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$714
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1133
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$787
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1019
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1368
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$794
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$710
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$757
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$755
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$377
518 km or 322 mi Save
$644
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$617
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$621
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$735
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1201
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$764
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$711
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$655