Dubai vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$2173
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$101
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
64
36
😀 Quality of life
86
12
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.48M

The cost of living in Dubai is 123% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 1098th and 5406th ($2309 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the United Arab Emirates and Nigeria, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 306th and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$1688

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$2084
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$1603
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$1050
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$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
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$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
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$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
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$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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