Nairobi vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$765
🏠 One person rent
$239
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$109
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
36
😀 Quality of life
59
17
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.48M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 83% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 7242nd and 9080th ($646 vs $354) 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 0.6 months in Nairobi compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 5517th and 9077th 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
$3.87
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.43
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$5.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$704

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$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747

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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