Chennai vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$2129
🏠 One person rent
$152
$590
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$1043
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$103
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
36
😀 Quality of life
66
12
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.48M

The cost of living in Chennai is 56% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 8897th and 5680th ($430 vs $972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 0.1 months in Onitsha. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 4021st and 9148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Onitsha

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Chennai Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.92
 Cappuccino
$1.98
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$1617

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$315
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$258
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$354
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$360
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$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$805
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1611
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$462
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$883
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$558
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$621
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$881
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$679
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$651
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$634
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$384
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$779
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$695
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1502
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$764
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$776
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$741
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$601
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$535
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$655
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$677
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$553
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1113
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$743
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1030
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1265
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$555
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$670
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$820
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$709
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$371
518 km or 322 mi Save
$613
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$590
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$526
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$759
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1121
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$747
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$755
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$647