Onitsha vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$354
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$765
$1929
🏠 One person rent
$204
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$343
$802
🍽️ Food expenses
$90
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$109
$612
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
36
28
😀 Quality of life
17
38
🏙️ Population
1.48M
431K

The cost of living in Onitsha is 56% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 9080th and 6362nd ($354 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Nigeria and Namibia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Onitsha compared to 0.8 months in Windhoek. Onitsha ranked 14th best city to live in Nigeria vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 9077th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Onitsha Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.29
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.9
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.78
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$5.82
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.94
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.87%
11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$553
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$255
$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.07
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.19
$7.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.19
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.6
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$5.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.26
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.95
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.42
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.88
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.61
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27.3
$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.8
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$704
$3671

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$327
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$272
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$243
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$237
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$247
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$250
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$310
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$288
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$860
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$262
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$990
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$587
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$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
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$407
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$436
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$448
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$313
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$826
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$1300
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$761
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$697
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$269
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$732
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$210
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$676
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$677
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$265
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$272
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$1242
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$567
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$678
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$617

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$738
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$749
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$751
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$717
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$765
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$723
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$718
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$687
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$677
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$643
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$603
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$633
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$631
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$656
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$719
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$554
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$605
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$753
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$511
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$734
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$621
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$845
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$550
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$702
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$625
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$751
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$682
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$875
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$601
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$701
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$776
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$889
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$698
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$771
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$783
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$908
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$755
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$637
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$733
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$741