Onitsha vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2173
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$648
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1067
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.3
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$101
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
36
100
😀 Quality of life
12
79
🏙️ Population
1.48M
24.9M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 9% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5406th and 4780th ($1036 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Onitsha ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9136th and 571st 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
$3.83
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$535
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1975
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.15%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$592
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$908
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.04
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.56
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$105
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.85
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.55
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.46
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.4
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$210
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1688
$31401

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$886
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$651
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$658
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$374
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$681
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$774
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$704
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$1262
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$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
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$699
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$714
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1133
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$787
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$1019
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$1368
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$794
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$710
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$757
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$755
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$377
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$644
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$617
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$621
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$735
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$1201
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$764
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$711
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$655

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
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$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
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$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
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$617
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$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
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$648
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$774