New York City vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$1555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$1966
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$1259
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$214
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$56.8
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	41
😀 Quality of life	95	21
🏙️ Population	8.8M	908K

The cost of living in New York City is 170% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 4th and 3883rd ($4207 vs $1555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 months in Owerri. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Owerri ranked 18th in Nigeria, while ranked 18th and 9121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Owerri

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	New York City	Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$1421
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$43.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	17.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$709
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$1069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$7.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$4.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$8.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$1.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$15
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$1493

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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 Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$849
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$601
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$785
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$922
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$587
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$878
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$386
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$655
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$594
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$1344
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$578
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$834
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$641
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$750
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1254
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$687
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$775
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$659
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$750
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1551
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$759
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$1022
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$665
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$538
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$785
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1239
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$796
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$668
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$830
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$353
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$650
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$1042
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$612
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$750
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$584