Nairobi vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1621
🏠 One person rent
$305
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$75.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
37
😀 Quality of life
59
26
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.48M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 2% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6736th and 6787th ($807 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kenya and Nigeria, respectively. Check Kenya vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Onitsha ranked 5th in Nigeria, while ranked 6034th and 8900th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Onitsha

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Nairobi Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.36
$2.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$4.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$1.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$9.45
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$14.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$1896

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$448
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175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$693
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1364
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$564
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$773
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$627
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$591
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$786
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$559
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$531
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$488
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$373
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$670
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$575
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1375
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$821
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$658
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1272
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$627
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$518
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$738
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$639
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$699
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$946
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$692
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$995
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1156
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$759
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$768
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$760
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$830
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$323
518 km or 322 mi Save
$654
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$596
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$517
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$672
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1209
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$666
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$759
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$657