Onitsha vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2062
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$647
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.8
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$81.5
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
36
100
😀 Quality of life
18
77
🏙️ Population
1.48M
24.9M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 7% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5196th and 4879th ($1051 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Onitsha compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Onitsha ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9140th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Onitsha vs Shanghai

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Onitsha Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$543
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$572
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$972
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$713
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1061
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.67
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.15
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.71
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.82
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$110
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.54
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.81
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.6
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1418
$27624

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$778
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$705
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$1514
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$849
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$752
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$1413
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$665
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$526
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$755
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$664
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$698
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$1102
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$852
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$1013
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$1363
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$793
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$743
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$810
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$793
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$393
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$646
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$598
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$652
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$1241
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$1003
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$673
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$696
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$696
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$771
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$597
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$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
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$713
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$621
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$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
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$601
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$630
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$826
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$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
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$639
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$597
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$642
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$597
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$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
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$531
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$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
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$637
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$672
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$663
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$590
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$666
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$659
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$617
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$753