Johannesburg vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$2129
🏠 One person rent	$441	$590
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$1043
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$103
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	36
😀 Quality of life	57	12
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.48M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 2% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 5539th and 5680th ($993 vs $972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.4 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 5667th and 9148th 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	$9.65	$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$0.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$1617

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

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