Edinburgh vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edinburgh	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5663	$2173
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$648
🏘️ Family rent	$2459	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3703	$101
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	88	36
😀 Quality of life	94	12
🏙️ Population	488K	1.48M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 117% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 1263rd and 5406th ($2246 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 4th 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 40th and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Onitsha

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	Edinburgh	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2692	$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7033	$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4677	$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.9	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.9	$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1775	$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23136	$1688

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1744
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1710
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1625
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1647
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1793
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2013
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1793
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1599
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1573
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1390
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1420
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1800
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1734
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1706
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1571
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1602
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1830
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1424
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1459
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1364
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1467
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1528
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1783
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1467
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1763
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1989
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767

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