Chengdu vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$2173
🏠 One person rent
$251
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$101
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
36
😀 Quality of life
72
12
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.48M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 36% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 7209th and 5406th ($660 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 4th in China and Nigeria, respectively. Check China vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 1933rd and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Onitsha

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Chengdu Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$1688

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$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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$846
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$1686
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$469
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$906
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$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
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$711
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$655