Ibadan vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$2173
🏠 One person rent
$424
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$1302
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$116
$101
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
47
36
😀 Quality of life
33
12
🏙️ Population
2.55M
1.48M

The cost of living in Ibadan is 27% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6622nd and 5406th ($759 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th in Nigeria.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ibadan compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Ranked 2nd vs 15th best cities to live in Nigeria, and 7660th vs 9136th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ibadan vs Onitsha

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Ibadan Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.3
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$0.74
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1268
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.8
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.21%
17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$329
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.7
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.53
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.15
$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.1
$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.61
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.62
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.59
$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.69
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.4
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.9
$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1870
$1688

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Cities near Ibadan

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Oyo
$699
68 km or 42 mi Abeokuta
$1019
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$774
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$704
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$1133
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$526
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$635
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
173 km or 107 mi Save
$644
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$710
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$658
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$755
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$617
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$537
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$886
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$655
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$711
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$1036
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$652
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$652
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$656
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$846
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$570
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$787
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$656
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$345
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1686
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$469
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1262
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$906
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$651
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$638
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$368
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$546
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$585
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$747
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$377
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$374
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$492
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$621

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