Onitsha vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$354
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$765
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$204
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$343
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$90
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$109
$1509
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
36
62
😀 Quality of life
17
44
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.27M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 60% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 9080th and 6110th ($354 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Nigeria and South Africa, respectively. Check Nigeria vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Onitsha compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Onitsha ranked 14th best city to live in Nigeria vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 9077th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Onitsha Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.29
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.9
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.78
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$5.82
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.94
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.87%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$553
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$255
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.07
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.19
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.19
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.6
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.26
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.95
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.42
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.88
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.61
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27.3
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.8
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$704
$2867

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$325
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$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$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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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952