Onitsha vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2173
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$648
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$1067
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.3
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$101
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
36
71
😀 Quality of life
12
77
🏙️ Population
1.48M
7.01M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 35% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5406th and 3292nd ($1036 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Onitsha compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Onitsha ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9136th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Onitsha Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.83
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$535
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1975
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.15%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$592
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$908
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.04
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.56
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$105
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.85
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.55
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.46
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.4
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$210
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1688
$10359

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$846
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$469
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$906
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$537
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$638
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$886
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$651
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$658
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$635
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$374
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$774
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$704
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$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
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$1201
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$764
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$711
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$655

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Distance City Cost of living
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$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
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$1802
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$940
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$558
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$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489