Los Angeles vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$2151
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$1475
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$67.7
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	99	42
😀 Quality of life	94	17
🏙️ Population	3.9M	908K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 89% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 65th and 2835th ($3361 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0 months in Owerri. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Owerri ranked 17th in Nigeria, while ranked 74th and 9159th 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	$22.6	$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$1679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$37.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$1052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$8.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$4.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$8.08
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$14.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$1311

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$961
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$674
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$878
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$1051
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$563
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$926
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$397
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$632
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$664
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$1413
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$644
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$849
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$665
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$755
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1363
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$698
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$778
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$705
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$793
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1514
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$752
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$1102
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$664
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$526
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$852
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1241
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$793
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$671
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$810
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$393
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$646
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$1044
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$598
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$781
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$652