New York City vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$2151
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$1475
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$67.7
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	42
😀 Quality of life	98	17
🏙️ Population	8.8M	908K

The cost of living in New York City is 137% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 4th and 2835th ($4203 vs $1774) 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0 months in Owerri. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Owerri ranked 17th in Nigeria, while ranked 11th and 9159th 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	$23.2	$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$0.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$1679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$1328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$37.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$1052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$8.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$4.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$8.08
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$14.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$1311

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

Cities near Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$961
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$674
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$878
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$1051
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$563
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$926
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$397
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$632
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$664
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$1413
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$644
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$849
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$665
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$755
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1363
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$698
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$778
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$705
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$793
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1514
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$752
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$1102
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$664
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$526
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$852
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1241
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$793
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$671
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$810
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$393
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$646
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$1044
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$598
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$781
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$652