Onitsha vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Onitsha	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$972	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2129	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$590	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1043	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.2	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	36	92
😀 Quality of life	12	86
🏙️ Population	1.48M	2.75M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 43% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5680th and 2624th ($972 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Nigeria and Italy, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Onitsha compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Onitsha ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 9148th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Onitsha vs Rome

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	Onitsha	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.6	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.69	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$496	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1843	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.8	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.21%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$642	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1019	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.97	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.7	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.55	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$99.9	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.42	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.22	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.62	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1617	$9864

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Cities near Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$805
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1611
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$462
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$883
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$558
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$621
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$881
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$651
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$634
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$384
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$779
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$695
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1502
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$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
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$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
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1121
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$747
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$755
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$647

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201