Columbus vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$765
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
36
😀 Quality of life
87
17
🏙️ Population
906K
1.48M

The cost of living in Columbus is 523% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 1282nd and 9080th ($2202 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 5th in the United States and Nigeria, respectively. Check the United States vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 202nd and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$704

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$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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