Onitsha vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2062
$990
🏠 One person rent
$647
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.8
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$81.5
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
36
40
😀 Quality of life
18
55
🏙️ Population
1.48M
5.94M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 49% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5196th and 7068th ($1051 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Nigeria and India, respectively. Check Nigeria vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Onitsha compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Onitsha ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 9140th and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Onitsha vs Surat

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Onitsha Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$543
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$572
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$972
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$713
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1061
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$2.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.67
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.15
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.71
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.82
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$110
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.54
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.81
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.6
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1418
$922

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$878
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$1774
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$563
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$961
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$632
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$674
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$926
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$676
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$664
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$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
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$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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$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
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$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333