Ibadan vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$262
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$784
$765
🏠 One person rent
$126
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$78
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.5
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$81.5
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
47
36
😀 Quality of life
34
17
🏙️ Population
2.55M
1.48M

The cost of living in Ibadan is 26% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 9275th and 9080th ($262 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 5th in Nigeria.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ibadan compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Ranked 2nd vs 14th best cities to live in Nigeria, and 7930th vs 9077th 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
$0.63
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.61
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.24
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$0.3
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$5.19
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.9
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.41
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.34%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$173
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.58
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.62
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.21
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.62
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.08
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.58
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.5
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.26
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.7
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.69
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.4
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$17.6
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$532
$704

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Cities near Ibadan

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Oyo
$407
68 km or 42 mi Abeokuta
$826
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$250
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$310
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$448
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$314
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$243
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
173 km or 107 mi Save
$676
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$697
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$272
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$732
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$677
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$315
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$351
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$617
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$678
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$354
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$616
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$617
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$616
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$325
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$482
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$313
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$620
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$353
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$507
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$290
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$288
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$330
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$327
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$233
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$446
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$512
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$497
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$582
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$210
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$237
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$443
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$265

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