Guangzhou vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1621
🏠 One person rent
$342
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$75.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
37
😀 Quality of life
77
26
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.48M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 1% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6854th and 6787th ($785 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 5th in China and Nigeria, respectively. Check China vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Onitsha ranked 5th in Nigeria, while ranked 1149th and 8900th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Onitsha

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Guangzhou Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$2.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$1.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$9.45
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$14.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$1896

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$693
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1364
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$564
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$773
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$627
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$591
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$786
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$559
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$531
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$488
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$373
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$670
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$575
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1375
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$821
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$658
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1272
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$627
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$518
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$738
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$639
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$699
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$946
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$692
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$995
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1156
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$759
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$768
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$760
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$830
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$323
518 km or 322 mi Save
$654
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$596
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$517
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$672
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1209
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$666
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$759
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$657