New York City vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$2062
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$647
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$915
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$81.5
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	36
😀 Quality of life	98	18
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.48M

The cost of living in New York City is 300% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 4th and 5196th ($4203 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 11th and 9140th 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	$23.2	$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$1.03
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$572
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$38.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$1061
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$6.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$0.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$2.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$1.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$8.54
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$1418

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

Cities near Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$878
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1774
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$563
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$961
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$632
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$674
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$926
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$664
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$644
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$397
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$778
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$705
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1514
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$849
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$752
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$1413
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$665
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$526
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$755
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$664
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$698
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$1102
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$852
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1363
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$793
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$810
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$793
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$393
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$646
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$598
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$652
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$781
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1241
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$671
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$835
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$699