Onitsha vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2062
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$647
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$581
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.8
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$81.5
$1672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
36
63
😀 Quality of life
18
45
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.27M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 7% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5196th and 5704th ($1051 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th 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 9th in South Africa, while ranked 9140th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Onitsha Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$543
$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$572
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$972
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$713
$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1061
$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.67
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.15
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.71
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.82
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$110
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.54
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.81
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.6
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1418
$3811

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$878
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$1774
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$563
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$961
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$632
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$674
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$926
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$676
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$664
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$644
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$397
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$778
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$705
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1514
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$849
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$752
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1413
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$665
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$755
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$664
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$698
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1102
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$852
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1013
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1363
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$793
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$743
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$810
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$793
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$393
518 km or 322 mi Save
$646
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$598
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$652
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$781
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1241
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$671
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$835
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$699

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915