Cologne vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2173
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$101
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
36
😀 Quality of life
97
12
🏙️ Population
1.08M
1.48M

The cost of living in Cologne is 79% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 2308th and 5406th ($1851 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 4th 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 16th and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$1688

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$846
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1686
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$469
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$906
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$537
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$638
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$886
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$651
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$658
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$635
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$374
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$774
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$704
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1262
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$933
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$812
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$655
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$710
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$699
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$714
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1133
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$787
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1019
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1368
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$794
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$710
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$757
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$755
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$377
518 km or 322 mi Save
$644
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$617
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$621
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$735
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1201
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$764
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$711
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$655