Indianapolis vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Indianapolis	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2187	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5233	$2173
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$648
🏘️ Family rent	$2114	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4970	$101
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	71	36
😀 Quality of life	90	12
🏙️ Population	888K	1.48M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 111% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 1397th and 5406th ($2187 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 4th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 159th and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.2	$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1457	$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1013	$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1686	$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1980	$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1865	$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27094	$1688

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$1999
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1927
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1963
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1954
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1975
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1929
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1905
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1694
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1900
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2092
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1612
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1448
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1894
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1793
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1980
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1822
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1560
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1837
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1814
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1877
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1896
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1436
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1921
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1824
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2464
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1852
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1840
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2124
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1896
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1735
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1894
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1860
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1845
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1856
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1828

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