Jeddah vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$1621
🏠 One person rent
$583
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$75.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
37
😀 Quality of life
76
26
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.48M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 52% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 4730th and 6787th ($1210 vs $795) 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 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Onitsha ranked 5th in Nigeria, while ranked 1324th and 8900th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.59
$2.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$1.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$9.45
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$14.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$1896

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$873
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$871
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$919
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$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478

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Distance City Cost of living
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$693
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$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