Onitsha vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$354
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$765
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$204
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$343
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$90
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$109
$1220
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
36
61
😀 Quality of life
17
79
🏙️ Population
1.48M
606K

The cost of living in Onitsha is 69% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 9080th and 4604th ($354 vs $1135) 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 0.3 months in Onitsha compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Onitsha ranked 14th best city to live in Nigeria vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 9077th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Onitsha Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.29
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.9
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.78
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$5.82
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.94
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.87%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$553
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$255
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.07
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.19
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.19
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.6
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.26
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.95
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.42
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.88
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.61
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27.3
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.8
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$704
$13518

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$325
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$507
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$290
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$330
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$315
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$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
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$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257