New York City vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$2129
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$590
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$1043
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$103
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	36
😀 Quality of life	95	12
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.48M

The cost of living in New York City is 357% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 3rd and 5680th ($4441 vs $972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in the United States and Nigeria, respectively. Check the United States vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New York City compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 22nd and 9148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Onitsha

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	New York City	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.7	$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$0.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$1617

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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