Jacksonville vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jacksonville	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2386	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5446	$2173
🏠 One person rent	$1474	$648
🏘️ Family rent	$2456	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4014	$101
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	56	36
😀 Quality of life	87	12
🏙️ Population	950K	1.48M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 130% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 943rd and 5406th ($2386 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 837th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Jacksonville ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 271st and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1446	$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2652	$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2118	$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.6	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4741	$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2423	$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.2	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.63	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.57	$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.82	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1421	$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10904	$1688

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2257
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2244
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2123
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2163
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2110
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1929
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2094
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2151
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2108
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2306
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2254
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2451
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2369
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2302
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2382
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2099
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2198
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2279
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2353
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2408
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2397
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2364
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2457
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2406
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2328
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2231
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2594
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2071
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2228
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2289
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2595
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2609
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1872

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