Nairobi vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Nairobi Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2089
$2129
🏠 One person rent
$262
$590
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1043
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$103
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
68
36
😀 Quality of life
59
12
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.48M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 22% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6622nd and 5680th ($760 vs $972) 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 0.5 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 5369th and 9148th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Nairobi vs Onitsha infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Nairobi vs Onitsha

Prices for goods and services in Nairobi and Onitsha are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Nairobi Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$0.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.8%
16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.6
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7984
$1617

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$589
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785

Cities near Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$805
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1611
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$462
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$883
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$558
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$621
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$881
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$679
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$651
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$634
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$384
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$779
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$695
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1502
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$764
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$776
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$741
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$601
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$535
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$655
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$677
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$553
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1113
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$743
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1030
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1265
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$555
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$670
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$820
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$709
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$371
518 km or 322 mi Save
$613
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$590
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$526
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$759
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1121
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$747
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$755
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$647