Detroit vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$1621
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$75.2
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
37
😀 Quality of life
87
26
🏙️ Population
639K
1.48M

The cost of living in Detroit is 160% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 1839th and 6787th ($2070 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Onitsha ranked 5th in Nigeria, while ranked 319th and 8900th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Onitsha

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Detroit Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$2.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$4.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$1.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$9.45
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$14.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$1896

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1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1976
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1928
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1837
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1924
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1683
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1921
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1895
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1938
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1943
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1891
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2031
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1820
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1888
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1951
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1781
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1881
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1994
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1730
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1917
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$2031
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1961
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2007
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2156
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1958
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1857
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1702
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2324
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1791
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1622
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1665
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1961
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1600

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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