Los Angeles vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$1849
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$549
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$787
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$69.9
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	37
😀 Quality of life	93	24
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.48M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 266% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 72nd and 6203rd ($3378 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Onitsha ranked 7th in Nigeria, while ranked 55th and 9020th 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	$21.9	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$0.93
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$32.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$813
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$1084
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$5.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$1.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$1.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$92.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$7.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$9.13
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$2.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$1640

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$785
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1555
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$587
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$849
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$655
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$601
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$878
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$594
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$578
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$386
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$775
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$659
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1551
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$834
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$759
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$1344
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$641
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$538
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$750
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$665
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$687
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$1022
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$785
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1254
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$750
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$830
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$796
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$353
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$650
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$612
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$584
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$750
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1239
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$668
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$802
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$673