Cologne vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$1621
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$75.2
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
37
😀 Quality of life
95
26
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.48M

The cost of living in Cologne is 144% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 2200th and 6787th ($1941 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 5th in Germany and Nigeria, respectively. Check Germany vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Onitsha ranked 5th in Nigeria, while ranked 21st and 8900th 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
$16.2
$2.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$4.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$1.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$9.45
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$14.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$1896

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$693
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1364
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$564
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$773
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$627
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$591
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$786
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$559
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$531
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$488
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$373
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$670
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$575
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1375
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$821
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$658
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1272
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$627
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$518
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$738
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$639
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$699
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$946
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$692
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$995
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1156
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$759
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$768
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$760
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$830
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$323
518 km or 322 mi Save
$654
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$596
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$517
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$672
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1209
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$666
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$759
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$657