Onitsha vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$972
$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2129
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$590
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1043
$553
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.2
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$1598
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
36
63
😀 Quality of life
12
38
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.27M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 5% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5680th and 5917th ($972 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Nigeria and South Africa, respectively. Check Nigeria vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Onitsha compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Onitsha ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 9148th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Onitsha Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$496
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1843
$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.1
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.2
$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.21%
11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$642
$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.97
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.68
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.7
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$99.9
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.22
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.62
$3
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1617
$3805

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$805
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$1611
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$462
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$883
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$993
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$837
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$953
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$672
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$785
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$807
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$678
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$906
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$820
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$695
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$889
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$722
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$784
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$768
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$795
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$748
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$780
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$665
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$691
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$664
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$628
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$562
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$763
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$621
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$442
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$657
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$567
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$814
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$540
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
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$964
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1068
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$809
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$624
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1003