New York City vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$1792
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$1077
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$935
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$50.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$76.3
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	41
😀 Quality of life	95	24
🏙️ Population	8.8M	908K

The cost of living in New York City is 208% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 4th and 4388th ($4202 vs $1364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 Owerri. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Owerri ranked 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 15th and 8997th 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	$22.6	$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$9.95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$1203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	14.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$7.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$3.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$1.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$15
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$36.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$1701

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

Cities near Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$773
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$591
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$693
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$795
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$564
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$786
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$373
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$627
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$531
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$488
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$821
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$627
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$738
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1156
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$699
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$670
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$575
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$759
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1375
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$658
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$946
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$639
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$518
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$995
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$692
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1209
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$830
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$666
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$760
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$323
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$654
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$1013
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$596
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$672
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$517