Onitsha vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1621
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$466
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75.2
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
37
95
😀 Quality of life
26
76
🏙️ Population
1.48M
17.5M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 20% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6787th and 5618th ($795 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 10th 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 Shenzhen. Onitsha ranked 5th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8900th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Onitsha vs Shenzhen

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Onitsha Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.55
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.57
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$716
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.7
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$930
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.8
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.07
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.57
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.13
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.45
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.7
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$156
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1896
$21140

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$575
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$1375
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$821
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$658
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$1272
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$627
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$518
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$738
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$639
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$699
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$946
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$692
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$995
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$1156
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$759
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$768
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$760
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$830
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$323
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$654
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$596
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$517
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$672
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$1209
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$666
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$2396
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$2663
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$678
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$694
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$1734
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$548
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$638
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$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
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$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
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$474
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$828
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$766
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$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
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$797
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$758
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$739
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$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
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$705
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$702
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$714
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$729
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$711
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$892
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$528
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$648