Owerri vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Owerri Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1364
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$1077
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$935
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$76.3
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
41
99
😀 Quality of life
24
76
🏙️ Population
908K
24.9M

The cost of living in Owerri is 19% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4388th and 4880th ($1364 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Owerri compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Owerri ranked 12th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 8997th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Owerri vs Shanghai

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Owerri Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.75
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.95
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1203
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$941
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.84%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$897
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.8
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.86
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.76
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$15
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$36.7
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1701
$27610

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$738
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$1156
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$699
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$670
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$575
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$658
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$946
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$639
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$518
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$995
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$692
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$768
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$1209
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$830
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$666
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$760
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$323
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$1011
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$1030
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$708
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$726
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$725
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$798
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$596
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$643
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$678
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$581
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$652
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$686
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$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
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$571
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$660
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$645
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$670
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$663
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$636
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$659
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$899
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$651
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$664
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$657
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$627
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$667
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$623
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$693
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$691
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$538
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$623
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$644
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$661
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$696
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$693
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$620
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$684
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