Calgary vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$765
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$343
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$90
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$109
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	36
😀 Quality of life	92	17
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.48M

The cost of living in Calgary is 498% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 1526th and 9080th ($2113 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 5th in Canada and Nigeria, respectively. Check Canada vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 66th and 9077th 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	$16	$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$0.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$704

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

Cities near Onitsha

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