New York City vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$1849
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$549
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$787
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$69.9
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	37
😀 Quality of life	95	24
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.48M

The cost of living in New York City is 356% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 4th and 6203rd ($4207 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 7th in Nigeria, while ranked 18th and 9020th 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	$23.6	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$0.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$32.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$813
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$1084
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$5.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$1.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$1.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$92.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$7.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$9.13
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$2.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$1640

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

Cities near Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$785
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1555
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$587
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$849
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$655
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$601
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$878
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$594
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$578
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$386
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$775
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$659
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1551
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$834
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$759
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$1344
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$641
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$538
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$750
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$665
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$687
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$1022
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$785
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1254
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$750
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$830
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$796
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$353
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$650
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$612
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$584
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$750
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1239
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$668
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$802
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$673