Onitsha vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$354
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$765
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$204
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$343
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$90
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$109
$411
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
36
40
😀 Quality of life
17
51
🏙️ Population
1.48M
5.94M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 56% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 9080th and 6358th ($354 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Nigeria and India, respectively. Check Nigeria vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Onitsha compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Onitsha ranked 14th best city to live in Nigeria vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 9077th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Onitsha Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.29
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.9
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.78
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$5.82
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.94
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.87%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$553
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$255
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.07
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.19
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.19
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.6
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.26
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.95
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.42
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.88
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.61
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27.3
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.8
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$704
$1785

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$325
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$290
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$315
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$233
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$351
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$327
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$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
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$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
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$310
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$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
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$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
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$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
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$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
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$617

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Distance City Cost of living
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$301
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$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
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$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
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$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
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$370
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$361