Onitsha vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Onitsha	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$972	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2129	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$590	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$1043	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.2	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	36	29
😀 Quality of life	12	36
🏙️ Population	1.48M	159K

The cost of living in Onitsha is 16% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 5680th and 6298th ($972 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Nigeria and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Onitsha compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Onitsha ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 9148th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Onitsha vs Praia

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	Onitsha	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.6	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.69	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$496	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1843	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.8	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.21%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$642	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1019	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.97	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.7	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.55	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$99.9	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.42	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.22	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.62	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1617	$2887

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Cities near Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$805
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1611
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$462
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$883
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$558
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$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

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491