Onitsha vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$972
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2129
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$590
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$1043
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.2
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$1303
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
36
61
😀 Quality of life
12
79
🏙️ Population
1.48M
605K

The cost of living in Onitsha is 13% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5680th and 4764th ($972 vs $1113) 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 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 9148th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Onitsha Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$496
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1843
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.1
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.2
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.21%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$642
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.97
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.68
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.7
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$99.9
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.22
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.62
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1617
$13840

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$558
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$621
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$881
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$679
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$651
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$634
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$384
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$666
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$779
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$695
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$1502
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$764
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$776
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$741
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$601
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$535
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$655
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$677
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$553
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1113
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$743
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$1030
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1265
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$555
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$670
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$820
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$709
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$371
518 km or 322 mi Save
$613
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$590
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$526
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$759
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$1121
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$747
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$755
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$647

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1299
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$933
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$804
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$835
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$840
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$953
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$983
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$950
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$869
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1064
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1064
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$933
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$936
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$843
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$953
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$761
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$847
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1045
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1150
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$969
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1261
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$882
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$467
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1414
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1219
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$899
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1016
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$741
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1441
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$952
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1273
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$953
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1816
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1879
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1025
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1220