Chennai vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$765
🏠 One person rent
$161
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
36
😀 Quality of life
68
17
🏙️ Population
10.3M
1.48M

The cost of living in Chennai is 23% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 8842nd and 9080th ($434 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 5th in India and Nigeria, respectively. Check India vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 3676th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.43
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$5.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$704

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$337
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$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325

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