Medina vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$765
🏠 One person rent
$391
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
20
36
😀 Quality of life
52
17
🏙️ Population
1.18M
1.48M

The cost of living in Medina is 152% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6017th and 9080th ($892 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 6150th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$0.43
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$5.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$704

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$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964

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Distance City Cost of living
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$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617