Onitsha vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2173
$5984
🏠 One person rent
$648
$1542
🏘️ Family rent
$1067
$2792
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.3
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$101
$4931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
36
82
😀 Quality of life
12
89
🏙️ Population
1.48M
468K

The cost of living in Onitsha is 58% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5406th and 806th ($1036 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 719th 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 2 months in Raleigh. Onitsha ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 9136th and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Onitsha Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.83
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$535
$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1975
$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.15%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$592
$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$908
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.04
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.56
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$105
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.85
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.55
$158
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.46
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$210
$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1688
$22229

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$846
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$1686
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$469
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$906
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$537
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$638
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$886
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$651
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$658
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$635
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$374
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$774
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$704
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1262
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$933
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$812
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$655
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$710
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$699
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$714
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1133
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$787
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1019
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1368
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$794
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$710
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$757
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$755
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$377
518 km or 322 mi Save
$644
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$617
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$621
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$735
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1201
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$764
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$711
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$655

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1859
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2217
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2137
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2158
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2146
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2141
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2057
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1697
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2122
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2054
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2110
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1791
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2012
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2060
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2026
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2110
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2094
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2162
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2076
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2105
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1972
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1917
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2081
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2119
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1705
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2146
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2022
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2135
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2299
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2194
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2288
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1753