Chengdu vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$765
🏠 One person rent
$242
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$109
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
36
😀 Quality of life
73
17
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.48M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 82% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 7269th and 9080th ($643 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 5th in China and Nigeria, respectively. Check China vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 1633rd and 9077th 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
$2.81
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.62
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$704

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$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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