Georgetown vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Georgetown Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$928
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$765
🏠 One person rent
$400
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$441
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
23
36
😀 Quality of life
48
17
🏙️ Population
201K
1.48M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 162% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 5795th and 9080th ($928 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Guyana and Nigeria, respectively. Check Guyana vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 6441st and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Georgetown vs Onitsha infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Georgetown vs Onitsha

Prices for goods and services in Georgetown and Onitsha are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Georgetown Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1005
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.2
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.96%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3901
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1725
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.14
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.47
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.3
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2625
$704

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Georgetown

Distance City Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi Linden
$933
93 km or 58 mi New Amsterdam
$921
161 km or 100 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$870
347 km or 216 mi Paramaribo
$896
479 km or 298 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1248
487 km or 302 mi Upata
$760
496 km or 308 mi Tucupita
$748
521 km or 324 mi Boa Vista
$683
524 km or 326 mi Ciudad Guayana
$868
532 km or 331 mi San Fernando
$898
547 km or 340 mi Chaguanas
$1053
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1217
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1099
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1218
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$824
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1490
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$838
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1528
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1069
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1069
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$710
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$700
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1353
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1294
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$637
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$608
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$686
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$654
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$666
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$1008
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$993
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$719
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$769
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1191
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$707
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1108
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$753
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1571
966 km or 600 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$763

Cities near Onitsha

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