Onitsha vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Onitsha Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$972
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2129
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$590
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$1043
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.2
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
36
96
😀 Quality of life
12
80
🏙️ Population
1.48M
17.7M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 6% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5680th and 5950th ($972 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Onitsha ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 9148th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Onitsha vs Shenzhen infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Onitsha vs Shenzhen

Prices for goods and services in Onitsha and Shenzhen are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Onitsha Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$496
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1843
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.1
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.2
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.21%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$642
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.97
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.68
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.7
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$99.9
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.22
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.62
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1617
$22267

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$805
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1611
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$462
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$883
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$558
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$621
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$881
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$679
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$651
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$634
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$384
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$779
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$695
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1502
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$764
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$776
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$741
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$601
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$535
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$655
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$677
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$553
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1113
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$743
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1030
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1265
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$555
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$670
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$820
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$709
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$371
518 km or 322 mi Save
$613
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$590
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$526
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$759
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1121
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$747
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$755
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$647

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609