Onitsha vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$354
$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$765
$1945
🏠 One person rent
$204
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$343
$647
🍽️ Food expenses
$90
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$109
$665
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
36
27
😀 Quality of life
17
65
🏙️ Population
1.48M
149K

The cost of living in Onitsha is 57% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 9080th and 6280th ($354 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Nigeria and Mauritius, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Onitsha compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Onitsha ranked 14th best city to live in Nigeria vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 9077th and 4589th among best cities to live in the world.

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Onitsha Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.29
$5.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.9
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.78
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$5.82
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.94
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.87%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$553
$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$255
$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.07
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.19
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.19
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.6
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.26
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.95
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.42
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.88
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.61
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$62
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27.3
$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.8
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$704
$3923

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617

Cities near Port Louis

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$718
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$784
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$770
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$776
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$852
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1365
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1417
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1439
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$461
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$353
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$428
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$585
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1608
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$587
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1127
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1144
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1165
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$992
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1014
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$327
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$326
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$363
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$332
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$332
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$335
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$952
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$762