Lima vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1040
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2534
$2062
🏠 One person rent
$453
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$915
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$81.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
79
36
😀 Quality of life
71
18
🏙️ Population
9.94M
1.48M

The cost of living in Lima is 1% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 5274th and 5196th ($1040 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Peru and Nigeria, respectively. Check Peru vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 3631st and 9140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.56
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$572
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$972
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$38.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1809
$1061
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$0.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$2.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$1.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$8.54
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8454
$1418

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$838
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$775
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$737
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$604
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$676
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$655
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$732
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$595
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$654
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$531
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$655
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$730
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$527
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$589
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$681
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$607
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$598
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$613
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$609
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$624
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$594
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$609
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$648
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$563
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$596
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$601
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$704
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$656
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$445
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$748
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$654
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$582
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$587
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$763
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$780
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$675
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$681
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$745

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$878
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1774
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$563
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$961
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$632
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$674
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$926
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$676
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$664
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$644
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$397
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$778
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$705
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1514
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$849
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$752
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1413
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$665
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$755
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$664
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$698
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1102
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$852
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1013
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1363
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$793
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$743
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$810
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$793
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$393
518 km or 322 mi Save
$646
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$598
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$652
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$781
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1241
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$671
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$835
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$699