Johannesburg vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$765
🏠 One person rent
$403
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
36
😀 Quality of life
61
17
🏙️ Population
4.43M
1.48M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 157% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 5921st and 9080th ($908 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in South Africa and Nigeria, respectively. Check South Africa vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 5184th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$704

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952

Cities near Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$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