Jeddah vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$765
🏠 One person rent
$495
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
36
😀 Quality of life
73
17
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.48M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 211% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 4731st and 9080th ($1100 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Saudi Arabia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 1616th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$704

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$1032
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$1361
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$892
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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