Detroit vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$2173
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$648
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$101
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	36
😀 Quality of life	88	12
🏙️ Population	639K	1.48M

The cost of living in Detroit is 94% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 1856th and 5406th ($2006 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 4th 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 216th and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$1688

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1851
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2032
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1703
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1968
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2109
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1978
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1813
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1908
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1969
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1728
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1926
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1987
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1833
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1975
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1880
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1849
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1880
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1955
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2109
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1909
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2291
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1939
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2397
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1700
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1876
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1713
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2260
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1905
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1662
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1561
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1936
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

Cities near Onitsha

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