Cost of Living in
Onitsha

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$1083	$2318
Without rent	$365	$1153
Rent & Utilities	$533.08	$841.76
Food	$219	$610
Transport	$72.43	$195.93
Monthly salary after tax	$96.59
Quality of life	9.94
Life expectancy	74.48
Population	1.6M

The cost of living in Onitsha is $1083, which is 1.08 times more expensive than the average in Nigeria. Onitsha ranked 73th most expensive in Nigeria.

The average salary after taxes in Onitsha is $96.59, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months.

Onitsha

We calculate prices for Onitsha State as a population-weighted mean of 0 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$1083	73 / 77
Without rent	$365	58 / 77
Rent & Utilities	$533.08	65 / 77
Food	$219	41 / 77
Transport	$72.43	66 / 77

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	624.77$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	616.25$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	2120.65$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	652.54$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	20.56$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	29.99$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	47.7$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.36$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	564$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	919$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	3.34$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	18.28$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	4.59$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.11$
Cappuccino	1.99$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	0.33$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.29$
Monthly ticket local transport	11.4$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	13.69$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	0.72$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.85$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	1.92$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.81$
Eggs, x12	1.42$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.62$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	6.27$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	6.15$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.96$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.65$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.78$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.73$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.06$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.67$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.46$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	0.55$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	1.87$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	0.94$
Cigarette pack	1.48$
Cold medicince, 1 week	3.98$
Hair Shampoo	1.66$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	0.46$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	0.46$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	83.62$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	6.55$
Doctor's visit	7.54$
Haircut, simple	1.5$
Brand Jeans	19.21$
Brand Sneakers	59.82$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	212.94$
International Primary School, 1 year	1732$

Cost of living in other countries

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Owerri	$1729
2	Federal Capital Territory	$1436
3	Abuja	$1365
4	Lagos State	$1238
5	Onitsha	$1083
6	Abeokuta	$1039
7	Ogun	$1023
8	Edo	$999
9	Abia	$945
10	Taraba (Nigeria)	$936
11	Niger (Nigeria)	$896
12	Adamawa (Nigeria)	$877
13	Jos	$871
14	Kebbi	$839
15	Umuahia	$820
16	Minna	$801
17	Imo	$794
18	Oyo State	$784
19	Anambra	$783
20	Aba	$761
21	Warri	$725
22	Osogbo	$721
23	Offa	$720
24	Oyo	$719
25	Yobe	$719
26	Katsina	$714
27	Ondo Province	$711
28	Awka	$692
29	Koko	$691
30	Baure	$687
31	Mushin	$684
32	Maiduguri	$684
33	Itele	$683
34	Gombe (Nigeria)	$672
35	Ekiti	$671
36	Kano	$666
37	Bauchi	$656
38	Kaduna	$655
39	Ife	$654
40	Borno (Nigeria)	$651
41	Delta (Nigeria)	$650
42	Plateau (Nigeria)	$650
43	Jigawa	$631
44	Kwara	$630
45	Osun	$625
46	Benin	$621
47	Ado Ekiti	$617
48	Zaria	$616
49	Bayelsa State	$615
50	Ibadan	$615
51	Damaturu	$611
52	Lagos	$606
53	Port Harcourt	$602
54	Mubi	$599
55	Ondo	$598
56	Akwa Ibom	$581
57	Hong	$573
58	Sokoto	$572
59	Nasarawa	$571
60	Amawom	$566
61	Rivers State	$566
62	Ilorin	$558
63	Ijebu-Ode	$555
64	Owo	$539
65	Akure	$537
66	Ekiti State	$533
67	Zamfara	$522
68	Delta Province	$503
69	Gusau	$503
70	Enugu	$501
71	Inisa	$495
72	Ebonyi	$492
73	Cross River	$490
74	Kumo	$487
75	Benue	$417
76	Calabar	$402
77	Kogi	$401

Cost of Living in Onitsha

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