Onitsha vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$354
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$765
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$204
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$343
$869
🍽️ Food expenses
$90
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$109
$674
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
36
91
😀 Quality of life
17
77
🏙️ Population
1.48M
6.26M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 67% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 9080th and 4828th ($354 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Nigeria and Chile, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Onitsha compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Onitsha ranked 14th best city to live in Nigeria vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 9077th and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Onitsha vs Santiago

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Onitsha Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.29
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.9
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.78
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$3.11
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$5.82
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.94
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.87%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$553
$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$255
$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.07
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.19
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.19
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.6
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.26
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.95
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.42
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.88
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.61
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27.3
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.8
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$704
$6400

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$325
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$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$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
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$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
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$763
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$862
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$743
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$699
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$785
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$828
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$825
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1044
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$854
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$888
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$781
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$730
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$450
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$433
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$451
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$450
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$724
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$429
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$768
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$816
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$680
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$747
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$693
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$761
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$782
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$356
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$753
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$686
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$870
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$439
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$794
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$757
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$418
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$776
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$771
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$760
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$368
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$440