Jerusalem vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$2129
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$590
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$1043
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$103
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	78	36
😀 Quality of life	85	12
🏙️ Population	936K	1.48M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 118% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 1551st and 5680th ($2114 vs $972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th in Israel and Nigeria, respectively. Check Israel vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 374th and 9148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Onitsha

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	Jerusalem	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$0.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$1617

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

Cities near Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$805
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1611
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$462
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$883
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$558
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$621
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$881
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$651
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$634
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$384
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$779
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$695
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1502
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$764
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$776
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$741
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$601
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$535
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$655
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$677
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$553
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$1113
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$743
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1265
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$555
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$820
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$709
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$371
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$613
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$590
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$759
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1121
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$747
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$755
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$647