Lima vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2292
$765
🏠 One person rent
$426
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$410
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
36
😀 Quality of life
64
17
🏙️ Population
9.94M
1.48M

The cost of living in Lima is 164% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 5780th and 9080th ($932 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Peru and Nigeria, respectively. Check Peru vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lima compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 4655th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.3
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$614
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1234
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.89
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7186
$704

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$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731

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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