Onitsha vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Onitsha	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$795	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1621	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$466	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$676	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$75.2	$4112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	37	81
😀 Quality of life	26	91
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.43M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 62% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6787th and 1833rd ($795 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1452nd in Nigeria and the United States, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Onitsha compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Onitsha ranked 5th best city to live in Nigeria vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 8900th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Onitsha vs San Antonio

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	Onitsha	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.55	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$397	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$411	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$716	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.7	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.04%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$927	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.41	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.74	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.57	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.4	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.02	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.65	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.13	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.45	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.7	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.3	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$156	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1896	$19123

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Cities near Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$693
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1364
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$564
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$773
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$627
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$591
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$786
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$531
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$488
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$373
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$670
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$575
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1375
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$821
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$658
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$1272
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$627
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$518
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$738
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$639
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$699
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$946
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$692
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$995
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1156
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$759
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$760
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$830
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$323
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$654
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$596
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$517
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$672
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1209
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$666
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$759
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$657

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093