Bucharest vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$765
🏠 One person rent
$449
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
76
36
😀 Quality of life
77
17
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.48M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 172% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 5593rd and 9080th ($961 vs $354) 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 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 703rd and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$704

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$681
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$758
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$701
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$739
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$758
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$610
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$611
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$928
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$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
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$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
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$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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$325
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$507
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$290
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$330
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$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
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$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
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$237
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$247
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$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
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$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
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$697
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$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
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$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
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$272
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$1242
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$567
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$678
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$617