Guangzhou vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$765
🏠 One person rent
$333
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
36
😀 Quality of life
75
17
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.48M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 110% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6607th and 9080th ($742 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 5th in China and Nigeria, respectively. Check China vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 955th and 9077th 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
$4.17
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.43
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$5.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$704

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

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