Cologne vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$2129
🏠 One person rent
$947
$590
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$1043
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$103
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
36
😀 Quality of life
96
12
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.48M

The cost of living in Cologne is 79% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 2551st and 5680th ($1744 vs $972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 5th in Germany and Nigeria, respectively. Check Germany vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 12th and 9148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$0.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$1617

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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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