Calgary vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$2173
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$648
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$101
😷 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 107% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 1473rd and 5406th ($2149 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 4th in Canada and Nigeria, respectively. Check Canada vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 131st and 9136th 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	$16.9	$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$1688

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$846
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1686
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$469
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$906
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$537
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$638
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$886
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$658
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$635
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$374
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$774
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$704
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1262
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$933
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$759
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$812
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$655
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$526
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$710
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$699
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$714
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$1133
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$787
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1368
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$794
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$757
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$755
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$377
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$644
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$617
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$621
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$735
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1201
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$764
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$711
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$655