Georgetown vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Georgetown	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$986	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2953	$2173
🏠 One person rent	$394	$648
🏘️ Family rent	$874	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$101
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	23	36
😀 Quality of life	47	12
🏙️ Population	235K	1.48M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 5% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 5796th and 5406th ($986 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Guyana and Nigeria, respectively. Check Guyana vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 6383rd and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Georgetown	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1327	$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3910	$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1737	$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.04	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$884	$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23107	$1688

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1015
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$869
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$785
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$770
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$586
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$964
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1164
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1101
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1698
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$871
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1642
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1065
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1061
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$719
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$731
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1390
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$662
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$627
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$691
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$692
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$981
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1004
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$704
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$821
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$783
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1159
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787

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