Onitsha vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1621
$5273
🏠 One person rent
$466
$1374
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$2201
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$624
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75.2
$4362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
82
😀 Quality of life
26
89
🏙️ Population
1.48M
468K

The cost of living in Onitsha is 65% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6787th and 1363rd ($795 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1143rd in Nigeria and the United States, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Onitsha compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Onitsha ranked 5th best city to live in Nigeria vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 8900th and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Onitsha vs Raleigh

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Onitsha Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.55
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$1.57
$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$716
$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.7
$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$930
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.8
$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.07
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.57
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.13
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.45
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.7
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$156
$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1896
$24243

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$693
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$1364
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$564
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$773
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$627
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$591
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$786
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$559
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$531
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$488
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$373
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$670
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$575
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1375
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$821
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$658
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1272
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$627
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$518
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$738
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$639
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$699
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$946
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$692
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$995
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1156
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$759
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$768
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$760
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$830
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$323
518 km or 322 mi Save
$654
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$596
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$517
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$672
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1209
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$666
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$759
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$657

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729