Onitsha vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2173
$1942
🏠 One person rent
$648
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1067
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.3
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$101
$522
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
36
27
😀 Quality of life
12
62
🏙️ Population
1.48M
149K

The cost of living in Onitsha is 26% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 5406th and 6351st ($1036 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Nigeria and Mauritius, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Onitsha compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Onitsha ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 9136th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Onitsha Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.83
$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$535
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1975
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.15%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$592
$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$908
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.04
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.56
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$105
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.85
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.55
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.46
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.4
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$210
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1688
$3888

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$846
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1686
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$469
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$906
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$537
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$638
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$886
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$651
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$658
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$635
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$374
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$774
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$704
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1262
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$933
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$812
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$655
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$710
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$699
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$714
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1133
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$787
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1019
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1368
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$794
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$710
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$757
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$755
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$377
518 km or 322 mi Save
$644
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$617
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$621
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$735
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1201
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$764
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$711
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$655

Cities near Port Louis

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$767
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$804
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$701
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$796
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$777
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1457
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1481
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$457
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$519
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$348
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$403
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$670
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$500
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$498
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$591
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$516
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$515
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$526
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$736