New York City vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New York City	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4044	$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8222	$789
🏠 One person rent	$2662	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$3953	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$85.7
🚐 Transport expenses	$392	$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6298	$106
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	41
😀 Quality of life	96	17
🏙️ Population	8.8M	908K

The cost of living in New York City is 697% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 6th and 8460th ($4044 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.6 months in New York City compared to 0.2 months in Owerri. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Owerri ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 8th and 9079th 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	$24.2	$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$3.79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$1.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.64	$0.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$1.01
🥤 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	$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2240	$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3748	$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3719	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$7.34
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$11.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	17.51%
🏙️ 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	$254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$135	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$5.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$0.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$0.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$0.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$2.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$2.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$0.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.7	$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$9.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$9.09
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$27.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1647	$32.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17859	$698

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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 Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$330
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$233
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$325
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$354
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$327
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$290
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$351
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$237
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$315
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$272
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$990
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$243
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$860
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$587
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$683
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1300
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$436
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$250
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$310
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$761
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$288
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$262
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$448
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$407
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$314
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$826
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$313
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1242
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$732
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$269
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$210
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$866
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$676
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$866
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$677
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$272
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$265