Onitsha vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Onitsha	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$972	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2129	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$590	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$1043	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.2	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	36	100
😀 Quality of life	12	100
🏙️ Population	1.48M	4.84M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 62% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5680th and 745th ($972 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Nigeria and Australia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Onitsha compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Onitsha ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 9148th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Onitsha vs Sydney

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	Onitsha	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.6	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.69	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$496	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1843	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.8	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.21%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$642	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1019	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.97	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.7	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.55	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$99.9	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.42	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.22	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.62	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1617	$17957

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Cities near Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$805
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1611
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$462
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$883
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683