New York City vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$1611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$2274
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$1321
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$1431
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$52.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$84.4
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	42
😀 Quality of life	95	11
🏙️ Population	8.8M	908K

The cost of living in New York City is 176% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 3rd and 3008th ($4441 vs $1611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.1 months in Owerri. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Owerri ranked 19th in Nigeria, while ranked 22nd and 9183rd 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	$29.7	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$12.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$0.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$1502
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$2146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$1199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$16.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	16.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$1007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$0.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$2.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$0.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$1.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$7.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$1.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$13
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$32.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$1390

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

Cities near Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$621
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$805
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$972
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$462
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$881
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$384
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$558
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$741
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$634
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$764
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$601
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$655
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1265
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$553
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$779
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$695
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$555
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1502
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$776
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$1113
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$677
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$535
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$743
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1121
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$709
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$747
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$820
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$371
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$900
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$900
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$590
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$759
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$526