Onitsha vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$972
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2129
$1222
🏠 One person rent
$590
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$1043
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.2
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
36
20
😀 Quality of life
12
45
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.29M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 109% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5680th and 8801st ($972 vs $464) 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 0.1 months in Onitsha compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Onitsha ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 9148th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Onitsha vs Tripoli

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Onitsha Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$1.69
$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$496
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1843
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.1
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.2
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.21%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$642
$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$7.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.97
$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.68
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.7
$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$99.9
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.22
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.62
$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1617
$1187

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$601
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$535
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$655
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$677
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$553
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$1113
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$743
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$1030
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$1265
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$555
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$670
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$820
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$709
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$371
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$590
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$526
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$368
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$396
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$387
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$392
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$418
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$404
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$436
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$448
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$377
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$1346
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$1325
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$1415
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$1524
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$1486
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$1583
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$1555
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$1624
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$1749
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$1384
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$495
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$410
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$386
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$443
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$1106
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$941
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$1077
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$971
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$1098
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$535
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$549
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$465
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$1161
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$459
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$1019
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$348
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$1137
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$364
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