Los Angeles vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$1792
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$1077
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$935
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$50.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$76.3
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	99	41
😀 Quality of life	93	24
🏙️ Population	3.9M	908K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 151% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 62nd and 4388th ($3420 vs $1364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 2nd 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 Owerri. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Owerri ranked 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 50th and 8997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Owerri

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	Los Angeles	Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$9.95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$1203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	14.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$7.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$3.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$1.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$15
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$36.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$1701

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$773
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$591
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$693
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$795
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$564
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$786
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$373
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$627
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$531
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$488
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$821
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$627
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$738
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1156
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$699
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$670
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$575
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$759
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1375
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$658
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$946
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$639
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$518
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$995
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$692
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1209
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$830
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$666
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$760
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$323
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$654
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$1013
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$596
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$672
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$517