Onitsha vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Onitsha	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$795	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1621	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$466	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$676	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$75.2	$4239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	37	74
😀 Quality of life	26	88
🏙️ Population	1.48M	459K

The cost of living in Onitsha is 68% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6787th and 978th ($795 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 841st in Nigeria and the United States, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Onitsha compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Onitsha ranked 5th best city to live in Nigeria vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 8900th and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Onitsha	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.55	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$397	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$411	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$716	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.7	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.04%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$927	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.41	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.74	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.57	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.4	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.02	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.65	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.13	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.45	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.7	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.3	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$156	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1896	$16143

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Cities near Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$693
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1364
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$564
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$773
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$627
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$591
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$786
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$531
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$488
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$373
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$670
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$575
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1375
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$821
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$658
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$1272
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$627
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$518
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$738
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$639
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$699
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$946
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$692
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$995
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1156
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$759
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$760
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$830
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$323
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$654
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$596
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$517
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$672
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1209
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$666
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$759
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$657

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769