Onitsha vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$972
$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2129
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$590
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$1043
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.2
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$170
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
36
68
😀 Quality of life
12
46
🏙️ Population
1.48M
2.1M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 142% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 5680th and 8953rd ($972 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Nigeria and Pakistan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Onitsha compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Onitsha ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Rawalpindi ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 9148th and 6500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Onitsha vs Rawalpindi

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Onitsha Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$1.69
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$496
$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1843
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.1
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.2
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.21%
19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$642
$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$3.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.97
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.68
$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.7
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$99.9
$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.22
$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.62
$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1617
$1075

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$281
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$308
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$389
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$383
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$300
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