Kaohsiung vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$1621
🏠 One person rent
$353
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$75.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
37
😀 Quality of life
88
26
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.48M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 22% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 5770th and 6787th ($971 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Taiwan and Nigeria, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Onitsha ranked 5th in Nigeria, while ranked 281st and 8900th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Onitsha

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Kaohsiung Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$2.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$4.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$1.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$9.45
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$14.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$1896

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$693
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$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