Melbourne vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Melbourne	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2356	$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5563	$765
🏠 One person rent	$1336	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$2266	$343
🍽️ Food expenses	$528	$90
🚐 Transport expenses	$338	$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3776	$109
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	36
😀 Quality of life	98	17
🏙️ Population	4.53M	1.48M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 566% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 933rd and 9080th ($2356 vs $354) 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 1.6 months in Melbourne compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 2nd and 9077th 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	$14.4	$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.84	$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$0.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1387	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2874	$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.1	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8760	$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7587	$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.4	$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.06	$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.4	$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.9	$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1612	$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18868	$704

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481

Cities near Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$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