Onitsha vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Onitsha	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$647	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$915	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.8	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$81.5	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	36	38
😀 Quality of life	18	88
🏙️ Population	1.48M	549K

The cost of living in Onitsha is 36% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5196th and 3402nd ($1051 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 116th 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 1.7 months in Quebec City. Onitsha ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 9140th and 300th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Onitsha vs Quebec City

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	Onitsha	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.5	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$543	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$572	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$972	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.5	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$713	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1061	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.1	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.67	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.15	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.82	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.62	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$110	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.26	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.54	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.81	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$221	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1418	$6103

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Cities near Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$878
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1774
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$563
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$961
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$632
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$674
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$926
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$664
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$644
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$397
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$778
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$705
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1514
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$849
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$752
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$1413
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$665
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$526
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$755
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$664
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$698
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$1102
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$852
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1363
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$793
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$810
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$793
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$393
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$646
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$598
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$652
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$781
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1241
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$671
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$835
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$699

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763