Los Angeles vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2129
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$590
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1043
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$103
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	36
😀 Quality of life	93	12
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.48M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 229% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 80th and 5680th ($3196 vs $972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 5th in the United States and Nigeria, respectively. Check the United States vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 58th and 9148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Onitsha

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	Los Angeles	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$0.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$1617

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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