Onitsha vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$972
$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2129
$4624
🏠 One person rent
$590
$1212
🏘️ Family rent
$1043
$1940
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.2
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$3115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
36
50
😀 Quality of life
12
90
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.02M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 53% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5680th and 1701st ($972 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 25th in Nigeria and Canada, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Onitsha compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Onitsha ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 9148th and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Onitsha vs Ottawa

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Onitsha Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$5.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$496
$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1843
$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.1
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.2
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.21%
6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$642
$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.97
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.68
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.7
$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$99.9
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.22
$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.62
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1617
$19030

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$805
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$1611
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$462
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$883
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$558
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$621
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$881
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$679
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$651
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$634
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$384
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$779
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$695
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1502
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$764
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$776
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$741
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$601
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$535
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$655
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$677
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$553
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1113
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$743
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1030
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1265
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$555
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$670
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$820
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$709
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$371
518 km or 322 mi Save
$613
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$590
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$526
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$759
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1121
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$747
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$755
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$647

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1768
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2202
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1633
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1875
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1762
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1807
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1761
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1704
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1814
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1810
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1900
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1792
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1658
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1776
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1773
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1857
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1735
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1852
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1835
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1889
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2004
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1804
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1743
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1764
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1651
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800