Nairobi vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$2173
🏠 One person rent
$269
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$101
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
36
😀 Quality of life
57
12
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.48M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 28% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6689th and 5406th ($745 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kenya and Nigeria, respectively. Check Kenya vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 5632nd and 9136th 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
$3.67
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$1688

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$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768

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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