Owerri vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Owerri Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$789
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$367
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$393
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$85.7
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.2
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$106
$1524
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
41
96
😀 Quality of life
17
80
🏙️ Population
908K
17.5M

The cost of living in Owerri is 46% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8460th and 5744th ($507 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Owerri compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Owerri ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 9079th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Owerri Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$3.79
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.45
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.36
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.01
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$320
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.34
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.2
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.51%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$553
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$254
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.23
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.19
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.31
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.7
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.53
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.61
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.95
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.41
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.94
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.01
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.09
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27.8
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$32.7
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$698
$24305

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$243
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$860
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$587
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$683
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$247
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$1300
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$436
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$250
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$310
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$761
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$288
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$262
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$448
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$407
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$314
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$826
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$313
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$697
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$1242
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$732
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$567
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$269
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$210
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$866
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$677
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$2410
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$2614
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$618
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$589
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$1565
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$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
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$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
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$716
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$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
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$588
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$824
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$774
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$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
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$857
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$812
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$752
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$806
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$777
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$713
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$719
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$735
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$721
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$620
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$851
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$525
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$584