Cape Town vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cape Town	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3160	$1621
🏠 One person rent	$775	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$1348	$676
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$405	$75.2
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	55	37
😀 Quality of life	58	26
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.48M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 74% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 4336th and 6787th ($1386 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in South Africa and Nigeria, respectively. Check South Africa vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Onitsha ranked 5th in Nigeria, while ranked 6134th and 8900th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Onitsha

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	Cape Town	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$2.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.19	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1508	$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.97	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$4.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.22	$1.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$9.45
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$14.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6197	$1896

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1421
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$763
371 km or 231 mi	George	$877
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$968
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$796
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$863
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1033
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$904
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1390
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$773
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$611
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$660
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$953
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$811
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$991
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$903
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$945
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$691
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$691
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1031
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$723
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$663
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$912
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1040
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1104
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$938
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$998
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$893

Cities near Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$693
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1364
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$564
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$773
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$627
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$591
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$786
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$531
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$488
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$373
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$670
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$575
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1375
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$821
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$658
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$1272
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$627
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$518
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$738
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$639
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$699
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$946
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$692
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$995
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1156
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$759
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$760
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$830
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$323
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$654
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$596
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$517
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$672
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1209
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$666
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$759
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$657