Cairo vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Cairo Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1849
🏠 One person rent
$201
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$787
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$69.9
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
83
37
😀 Quality of life
63
24
🏙️ Population
9.8M
1.48M

The cost of living in Cairo is 45% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 8680th and 6203rd ($506 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Egypt and Nigeria, respectively. Check Egypt vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Onitsha ranked 7th in Nigeria, while ranked 5610th and 9020th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Cairo vs Onitsha

Prices for goods and services in Cairo and Onitsha are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Cairo Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.93
 Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$32.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$813
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$1084
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$12.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$5.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$1.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$1.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$92.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$7.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$9.13
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$2.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$1640

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

Cities near Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$785
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1555
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$587
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$849
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$655
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$601
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$878
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$618
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$594
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$578
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$386
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$775
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$659
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1551
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$834
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1344
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$641
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$538
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$750
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$665
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$687
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1022
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$785
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1017
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1254
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$750
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$741
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$830
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$796
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$353
518 km or 322 mi Save
$650
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$612
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$584
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$750
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1239
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$668
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$802
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$673