Owerri vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Owerri Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1774
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2154
$3142
🏠 One person rent
$1479
$599
🏘️ Family rent
$1293
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.8
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$86.9
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
42
100
😀 Quality of life
14
78
🏙️ Population
908K
24.9M

The cost of living in Owerri is 58% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2880th and 5007th ($1774 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Owerri compared to 1.4 months in Shanghai. Owerri ranked 17th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9207th and 811th 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
$5.25
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.9
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.55
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.27
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$463
$856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1692
$474
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$1556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1351
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.9
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.78%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$555
$14776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1028
$7693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.68
$6.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.82
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.61
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.08
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.91
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.55
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.1
$59.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.3
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1366
$30704

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$549
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$669
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$590
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$713
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$625
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$691
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$602
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$635
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$823
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$624
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$650
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$597
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$655
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$599
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$646
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$620
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$683
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