Onitsha vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1621
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$466
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75.2
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
59
😀 Quality of life
26
80
🏙️ Population
1.48M
595K

The cost of living in Onitsha is 37% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6787th and 4631st ($795 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Nigeria and Latvia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Onitsha compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Onitsha ranked 5th best city to live in Nigeria vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 8900th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Onitsha vs Riga

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Onitsha Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.55
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.57
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$716
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.7
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$930
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.8
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.07
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.57
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.13
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.45
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.7
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$156
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1896
$18197

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$786
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$559
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$531
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$488
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$373
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$597
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$670
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$575
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$1375
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$821
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$658
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1272
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$627
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$518
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$738
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$639
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$699
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$946
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$692
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$995
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$1156
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$759
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$768
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$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
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$1209
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$666
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$759
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$657

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
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$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
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$1498
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$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
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$1974
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$445
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$1170
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$1391