Columbus vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$1621
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$75.2
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
37
😀 Quality of life
88
26
🏙️ Population
906K
1.48M

The cost of living in Columbus is 169% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 1634th and 6787th ($2140 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th 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 0.1 months in Onitsha. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Onitsha ranked 5th in Nigeria, while ranked 266th and 8900th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Onitsha

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Columbus Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$2.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$4.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$1.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$9.45
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$14.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$1896

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$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

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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