Charlotte vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$1849
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$787
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$69.9
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
68
37
😀 Quality of life
89
24
🏙️ Population
875K
1.48M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 161% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 1073rd and 6203rd ($2403 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 5th in the United States and Nigeria, respectively. Check the United States vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Onitsha ranked 7th in Nigeria, while ranked 283rd and 9020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Onitsha

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Charlotte Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$5.24
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$32.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$813
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$1084
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$5.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$1.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$1.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$92.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$7.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$9.13
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$2.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$1640

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$2195
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2174
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2113
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2159
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2078
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1963
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1968
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2027
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2002
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2126
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1978
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2158
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2080
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2067
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1736
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1913
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2089
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2030
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2079
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1873
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2081
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1917
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2202
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2221
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2036
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1858
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2324
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1951
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2410
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1853
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1769
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1943
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2123
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2709
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2091
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2159
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1987
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1952

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$785
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1555
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$587
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$849
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$655
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$601
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$878
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$618
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$594
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$578
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$386
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$775
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$659
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1551
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$834
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1344
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$641
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$538
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$750
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$665
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$687
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1022
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$785
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1017
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1254
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$750
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$741
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$830
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$796
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$353
518 km or 322 mi Save
$650
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$612
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$584
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$750
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1239
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$668
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$802
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$673