Onitsha vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Onitsha	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$354	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$765	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$204	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$343	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$90	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$109	$850
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	36	27
😀 Quality of life	17	54
🏙️ Population	1.48M	545K

The cost of living in Onitsha is 71% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 9080th and 4384th ($354 vs $1218) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Nigeria and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Onitsha compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Onitsha ranked 14th best city to live in Nigeria vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 9077th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Onitsha vs Port of Spain

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	Onitsha	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.29	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$7.9	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$1.78	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.43	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$0.91	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.18	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$189	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$479	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$5.82	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.94	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.87%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$553	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$255	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.07	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.19	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.19	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.28	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.6	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.11	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.73	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.33	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.87	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.26	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.95	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.42	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.88	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.61	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.2	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$27.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.8	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$704	$2991

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Cities near Onitsha

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 of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812