Onitsha vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$354
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$765
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$204
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$343
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$90
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$109
$1719
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
36
65
😀 Quality of life
17
82
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.25M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 78% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 9080th and 3028th ($354 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Onitsha compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Onitsha ranked 14th best city to live in Nigeria vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 9077th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Onitsha Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.29
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.9
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.78
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$5.82
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.94
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.87%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$553
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$255
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.07
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.19
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.19
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.6
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.26
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.95
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.42
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.88
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.61
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27.3
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.8
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$704
$5193

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$325
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$507
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$290
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$330
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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
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$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
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617

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$1841
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$2229
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$1577
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$1584
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$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
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$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
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$646
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$561
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$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
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$541