Onitsha vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2173
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$648
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1067
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.3
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$101
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
36
24
😀 Quality of life
12
38
🏙️ Population
1.48M
7.82M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 34% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5406th and 6542nd ($1036 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 43rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Onitsha ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 9136th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Onitsha Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.83
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$535
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1975
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.15%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$592
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$908
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.04
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.56
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$105
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.85
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.55
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.46
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.4
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$210
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1688
$18304

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$537
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$638
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$886
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$651
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$658
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$635
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$374
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$681
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$774
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$704
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$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
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$1201
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$764
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$711
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$655

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Distance City Cost of living
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$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542