Medina vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$2062
🏠 One person rent
$673
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$915
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$81.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
22
36
😀 Quality of life
70
18
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.48M

The cost of living in Medina is 12% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 4743rd and 5196th ($1182 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 4114th and 9140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.56
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$572
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$38.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$1061
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$0.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$2.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$1.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$8.54
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$1418

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$791
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$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$878
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1774
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$563
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$961
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$632
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$674
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$926
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$676
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$664
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$644
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$397
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$778
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$705
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1514
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$849
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$752
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1413
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$665
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$755
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$664
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$698
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1102
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$852
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1013
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1363
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$793
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$743
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$810
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$793
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$393
518 km or 322 mi Save
$646
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$598
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$652
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$781
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1241
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$671
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$835
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$699