Charlotte vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5697
$1621
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$2463
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$75.2
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
68
37
😀 Quality of life
89
26
🏙️ Population
875K
1.48M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 210% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 946th and 6787th ($2470 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th 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 64th best city to live in the United States vs Onitsha ranked 5th in Nigeria, while ranked 246th and 8900th 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
$2.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$5.65
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1645
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1249
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2052
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4312
$927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$4.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$1.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.04
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$9.45
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$14.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24568
$1896

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$2217
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2204
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2130
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2190
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2095
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1904
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1959
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2031
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$1975
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2129
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1973
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2183
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2075
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2058
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1727
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1946
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2070
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2007
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2070
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1868
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2059
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1909
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2200
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2171
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2027
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1816
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2253
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1940
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2284
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1892
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1678
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1842
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2671
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2083
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2212
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1863
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1932

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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