Calgary vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$2129
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$590
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$1043
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$103
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	36
😀 Quality of life	90	12
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.48M

The cost of living in Calgary is 114% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 1646th and 5680th ($2077 vs $972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 5th in Canada and Nigeria, respectively. Check Canada vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 153rd and 9148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Onitsha

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	Calgary	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$0.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$1617

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$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