Los Angeles vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$1555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$1966
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$1259
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$214
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$56.8
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	99	41
😀 Quality of life	93	21
🏙️ Population	3.9M	908K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 117% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 72nd and 3883rd ($3378 vs $1555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 1st 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 months in Owerri. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Owerri ranked 18th in Nigeria, while ranked 55th and 9121st 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	$21.9	$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$1421
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$43.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	17.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$709
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$1069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$7.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$4.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$8.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$1.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$15
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$1493

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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 Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$849
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$601
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$785
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$922
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$587
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$878
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$386
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$655
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$594
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$1344
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$578
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$834
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$641
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$750
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1254
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$687
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$775
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$659
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$750
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1551
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$759
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$1022
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$665
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$538
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$785
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1239
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$796
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$668
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$830
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$353
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$650
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$1042
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$612
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$750
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$584