Medina vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2338
$1621
🏠 One person rent
$659
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1337
$75.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
23
37
😀 Quality of life
69
26
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.48M

The cost of living in Medina is 46% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 4843rd and 6787th ($1164 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Saudi Arabia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Onitsha ranked 5th in Nigeria, while ranked 4103rd and 8900th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Onitsha

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Medina Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$2.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$508
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.4
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2810
$927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1336
$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$1.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.6
$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$9.45
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.76
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.1
$14.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5520
$1896

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$791
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$919
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$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077

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Distance City Cost of living
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$693
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1364
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$564
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$773
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$627
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$591
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$786
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$559
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$531
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$488
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$373
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$670
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$575
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1375
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$821
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$658
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1272
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$627
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$518
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$738
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$639
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$699
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$946
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$692
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$995
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1156
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$759
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$768
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$760
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$830
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$323
518 km or 322 mi Save
$654
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$596
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$517
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$672
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1209
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$666
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$759
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$657