Cairo vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$765
🏠 One person rent
$193
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
83
36
😀 Quality of life
59
17
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.48M

The cost of living in Cairo is 55% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 8130th and 9080th ($549 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Egypt and Nigeria, respectively. Check Egypt vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 5556th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$704

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$513
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$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

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Distance City Cost of living
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$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$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
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617