Georgetown vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Georgetown	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1181	$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3155	$1849
🏠 One person rent	$528	$549
🏘️ Family rent	$914	$787
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$69.9
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	25	37
😀 Quality of life	60	24
🏙️ Population	235K	1.48M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 28% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 4813th and 6203rd ($1181 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Guyana and Nigeria, respectively. Check Guyana vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Georgetown compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Onitsha ranked 7th in Nigeria, while ranked 5916th and 9020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Onitsha

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	Georgetown	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.78	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.6	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.64	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$0.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1246	$834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$664	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.9	$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$32.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3538	$813
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$1084
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.15	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$5.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$1.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$1.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$92.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.21	$7.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$9.13
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$2.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1023	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19783	$1640

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1180
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$877
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$788
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$767
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$740
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1010
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1232
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1136
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1996
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$844
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1979
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1078
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1079
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$699
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$741
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1454
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$675
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$679
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$641
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$989
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$888
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$771
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$827
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1170
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840

Cities near Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$785
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1555
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$587
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$849
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$655
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$601
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$878
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$594
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$578
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$386
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$775
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$659
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1551
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$834
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$759
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$1344
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$641
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$538
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$750
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$665
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$687
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$1022
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$785
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1254
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$750
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$830
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$796
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$353
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$650
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$612
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$584
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$750
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1239
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$668
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$802
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$673