Onitsha vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2173
$904
🏠 One person rent
$648
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$1067
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.3
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$101
$187
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
36
67
😀 Quality of life
12
31
🏙️ Population
1.48M
2.1M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 175% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 5406th and 9038th ($1036 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th 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 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Onitsha ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 9136th and 7946th 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
$3.83
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$535
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1975
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.15%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$592
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$908
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.04
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.56
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$105
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.85
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.55
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.46
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.4
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$210
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1688
$1015

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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
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$439
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$328
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$372
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$319
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$360
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$430
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$371
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$476
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$397
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$286