Onitsha vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2173
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$648
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1067
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.3
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$101
$317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
36
20
😀 Quality of life
12
46
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.29M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 109% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5406th and 8700th ($1036 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Nigeria and Libya, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Onitsha compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Onitsha ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 9136th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Onitsha Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.83
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$535
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1975
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.15%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$592
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$908
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.04
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.56
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$105
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.85
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.55
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.46
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.4
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$210
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1688
$1179

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$846
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$1686
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$469
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$906
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$537
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$638
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$886
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$651
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$658
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$635
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$374
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$774
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$704
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1262
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$933
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$812
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$655
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$710
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$699
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$714
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1133
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$787
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1019
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1368
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$794
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$710
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$757
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$755
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$377
518 km or 322 mi Save
$644
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$617
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$621
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$735
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1201
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$764
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$711
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$655

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Distance City Cost of living
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$388
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$398
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$388
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$402
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$432
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$412
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$419
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$462
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$375
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1434
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1341
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1334
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1591
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1649
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1643
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1747
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1771
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$482
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$453
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$403
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$442
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1172
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$990
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1134
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1031
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1188
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$563
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$522
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$490
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1229
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$492
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1086
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$344
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1005
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$1211
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$373
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$386
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1160