Indianapolis vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$1621
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$676
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$75.2
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	70	37
😀 Quality of life	89	26
🏙️ Population	888K	1.48M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 202% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 1079th and 6787th ($2405 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 5th in the United States and Nigeria, respectively. Check the United States vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Onitsha ranked 5th in Nigeria, while ranked 237th and 8900th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$2.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$4.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$1.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$9.45
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$14.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$1896

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908

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