Los Angeles vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2274
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$1321
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1431
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$52.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$84.4
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	99	42
😀 Quality of life	93	11
🏙️ Population	3.9M	908K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 98% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 80th and 3008th ($3196 vs $1611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.1 months in Owerri. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Owerri ranked 19th in Nigeria, while ranked 58th and 9183rd 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	$21.7	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$12.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$1502
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$2146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$1199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$16.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	16.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$1007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$0.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$2.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$0.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$1.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$7.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$1.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$13
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$32.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$1390

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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 Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$621
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$805
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$972
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$462
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$881
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$384
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$558
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$741
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$634
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$764
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$601
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$655
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1265
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$553
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$779
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$695
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$555
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1502
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$776
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$1113
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$677
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$535
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$743
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1121
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$709
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$747
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$820
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$371
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$900
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$900
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$590
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$759
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$526