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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Onitsha	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$647	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$915	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.8	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$81.5	$5915
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	36	87
😀 Quality of life	18	93
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.01M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 73% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5196th and 6th ($1051 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Onitsha ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 9140th and 88th 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	$3.5	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$543	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$572	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$972	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.5	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$713	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1061	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.1	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.67	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.15	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.82	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.62	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$110	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.26	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.54	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.81	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$221	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1418	$22302

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Cities near Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$878
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1774
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$563
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$961
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$632
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$674
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$926
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$664
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$644
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$397
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$778
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$705
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1514
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$849
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$752
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$1413
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$665
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$526
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$755
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$664
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$698
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$1102
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$852
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1363
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$793
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$810
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$793
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$393
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$646
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$598
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$652
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$781
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1241
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$671
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$835
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$699

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254