Changsha vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$765
🏠 One person rent
$178
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$109
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
36
😀 Quality of life
70
17
🏙️ Population
10M
1.48M

The cost of living in Changsha is 51% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 8258th and 9080th ($533 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 5th in China and Nigeria, respectively. Check China vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 2707th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$704

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574

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