Onitsha vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$354
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$765
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$204
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$343
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$90
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$109
$643
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
36
24
😀 Quality of life
17
41
🏙️ Population
1.48M
7.82M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 52% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 9080th and 6604th ($354 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 53rd in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Onitsha compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Onitsha ranked 14th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 9077th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Onitsha Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.29
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.9
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.78
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$5.82
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.94
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.87%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$553
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$255
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.07
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.19
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.19
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.6
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.26
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.95
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.42
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.88
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.61
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27.3
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.8
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$704
$14498

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$315
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$233
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$351
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$327
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$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
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$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
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$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
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$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
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$678
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$617

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Distance City Cost of living
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$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543