Onitsha vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Onitsha	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2173	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$648	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1067	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.3	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$101	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	36	95
😀 Quality of life	12	63
🏙️ Population	1.48M	11.5M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 2% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5406th and 5616th ($1036 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Nigeria and Brazil, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Onitsha compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Onitsha ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 9136th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Onitsha vs Sao Paulo

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	Onitsha	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.83	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$715	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$535	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1975	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$727	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.15%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$592	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$908	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.04	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.35	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.27	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.56	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$105	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.85	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.55	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.46	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.4	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$210	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1688	$13135

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Cities near Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$846
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1686
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$469
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$906
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$537
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$638
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$886
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$658
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$635
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$374
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$774
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$704
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1262
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$933
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$759
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$812
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$655
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$526
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$710
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$699
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$714
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$1133
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$787
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1368
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$794
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$757
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$755
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$377
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$644
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$617
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$621
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$735
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1201
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$764
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$711
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$655

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629