Onitsha vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$354
$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$765
$1199
🏠 One person rent
$204
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$343
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$90
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$109
$291
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
36
20
😀 Quality of life
17
48
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.29M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 25% less expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 9080th and 8679th ($354 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Nigeria and Libya, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Onitsha compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Onitsha ranked 14th best city to live in Nigeria vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 9077th and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Onitsha Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.29
$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.9
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.78
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$5.82
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.94
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.87%
17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$553
$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$255
$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.07
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.19
$6.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.19
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.6
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.26
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.95
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.42
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.88
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.61
$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27.3
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.8
$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$704
$911

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$290
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$330
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$315
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$233
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$351
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$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$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
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$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
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$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
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617

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Distance City Cost of living
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$377
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$386
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$407
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$390
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$398
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$340
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$435
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$328
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1338
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1372
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1278
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1469
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1657
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1608
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1708
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1670
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1583
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$423
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$390
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$418
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1120
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$927
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1027
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$983
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1103
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$514
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$596
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$466
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1163
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$474
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1050
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$355
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$979
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$1150
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$388
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$371
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$936