Johannesburg vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$2173
🏠 One person rent	$487	$648
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$101
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	36
😀 Quality of life	58	12
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.48M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 4% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 5069th and 5406th ($1079 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 0.1 months in Onitsha. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 5446th and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Onitsha

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	Johannesburg	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$1688

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045

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