Onitsha vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1621
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$466
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75.2
$719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
37
17
😀 Quality of life
26
44
🏙️ Population
1.48M
7.82M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 30% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6787th and 7879th ($795 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 222nd 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 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Onitsha ranked 5th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 8900th and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Onitsha vs Shangqiu

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Onitsha Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.55
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.57
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$716
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.7
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$930
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.8
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.07
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.57
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.13
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.45
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.7
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$156
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1896
$19212

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$591
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$786
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$559
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$531
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$488
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$373
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$597
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$670
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$575
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1375
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$821
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$658
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1272
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$627
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$518
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$738
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$639
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$699
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$946
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$692
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$995
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1156
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$759
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$768
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$760
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$830
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$323
518 km or 322 mi Save
$654
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$596
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$517
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$672
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$1209
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$666
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$759
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$657

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Distance City Cost of living
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$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
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$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522