Jacksonville vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$1621
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$676
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$75.2
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	56	37
😀 Quality of life	87	26
🏙️ Population	950K	1.48M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 176% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 1499th and 6787th ($2192 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st 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 Jacksonville compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Jacksonville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Onitsha ranked 5th in Nigeria, while ranked 325th and 8900th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$2.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$4.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$1.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$9.45
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$14.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$1896

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863

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