Edinburgh vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$765
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$109
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
88
36
😀 Quality of life
93
17
🏙️ Population
488K
1.48M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 478% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 1692nd and 9080th ($2043 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 5th in the United Kingdom and Nigeria, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 64th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edinburgh Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$704

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$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