Onitsha vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$354
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$765
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$204
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$343
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$90
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$109
$2566
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
36
71
😀 Quality of life
17
74
🏙️ Population
1.48M
7.01M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 78% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 9080th and 2922nd ($354 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.3 months in Onitsha compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Onitsha ranked 14th best city to live in Nigeria vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9077th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Onitsha Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.29
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.9
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.78
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$5.82
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.94
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.87%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$553
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$255
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.07
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.19
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.19
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.6
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.26
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.95
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.42
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.88
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.61
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.8
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$704
$9649

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$315
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$233
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$351
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$327
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$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
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$237
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$247
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$250
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$310
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$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
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$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
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$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
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$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
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$678
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$617

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$768
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$1013
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$860
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$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
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$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
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$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
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$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
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$559
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$1936
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$1032
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$606
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$685
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$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
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$561