Onitsha vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Onitsha	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$972	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2129	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$590	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$1043	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.2	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$6191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	36	87
😀 Quality of life	12	92
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.01M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 74% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5680th and 8th ($972 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Onitsha ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 9148th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Onitsha vs San Jose, United States

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	Onitsha	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.6	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.69	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$496	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1843	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.8	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.21%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$642	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1019	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.97	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.7	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.55	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$99.9	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.42	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.22	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.62	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1617	$25839

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968