Cologne vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$765
🏠 One person rent
$967
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$109
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
36
😀 Quality of life
96
17
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.48M

The cost of living in Cologne is 395% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 2484th and 9080th ($1752 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 0.3 months in Onitsha. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 12th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Onitsha

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Cologne Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.43
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$5.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$704

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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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