Melbourne vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Melbourne	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2397	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5694	$2173
🏠 One person rent	$1344	$648
🏘️ Family rent	$2215	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$345	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4357	$101
😷 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 131% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 923rd and 5406th ($2397 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th 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 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Melbourne	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1361	$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1818	$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7512	$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5768	$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.66	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$126	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.8	$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.2	$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.3	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1974	$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21306	$1688

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913

Cities near Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$846
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1686
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$469
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$906
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$537
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$638
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$886
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$658
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$635
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$374
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$774
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$704
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1262
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$933
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$759
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$812
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$655
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$526
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$710
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$699
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$714
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$1133
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$787
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1368
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$794
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$757
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$755
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$377
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$644
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$617
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$621
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$735
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1201
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$764
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$711
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$655