New York City vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New York City	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4044	$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8222	$765
🏠 One person rent	$2662	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$3953	$343
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$90
🚐 Transport expenses	$392	$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6298	$109
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	36
😀 Quality of life	96	17
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.48M

The cost of living in New York City is 1044% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6th and 9080th ($4044 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.6 months in New York City compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 8th and 9077th 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	$24.2	$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.64	$0.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3504	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2240	$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3748	$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3719	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16943	$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12588	$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$135	$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.7	$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$7
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1647	$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17859	$704

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028

Cities near Onitsha

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