Lisbon vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$2129
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$590
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$1043
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$103
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	93	36
😀 Quality of life	82	12
🏙️ Population	546K	1.48M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 75% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 2671st and 5680th ($1705 vs $972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Portugal and Nigeria, respectively. Check Portugal vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 475th and 9148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Onitsha

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	Lisbon	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$0.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$1617

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112

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