Melbourne vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$2129
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$590
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$1043
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$103
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	36
😀 Quality of life	100	12
🏙️ Population	5.03M	1.48M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 126% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 1365th and 5680th ($2194 vs $972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Australia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Australia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 1st and 9148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Onitsha

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	Melbourne	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$0.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$1617

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

Cities near Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$805
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1611
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$462
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$883
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$558
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$621
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$881
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$651
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$634
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$384
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$779
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$695
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1502
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$764
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$776
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$741
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$601
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$535
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$655
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$677
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$553
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$1113
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$743
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1265
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$555
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$820
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$709
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$371
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$613
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$590
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$759
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1121
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$747
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$755
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$647