Onitsha vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Onitsha	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$972	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2129	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$590	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$1043	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.2	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	36	38
😀 Quality of life	12	86
🏙️ Population	1.48M	549K

The cost of living in Onitsha is 41% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5680th and 2883rd ($972 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 110th 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 1.6 months in Quebec City. Onitsha ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 9148th and 310th 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	$3.36	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.6	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.69	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$496	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1843	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.8	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.21%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$642	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1019	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.97	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.7	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.55	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$99.9	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.42	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.22	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.62	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1617	$6012

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732