Jeddah vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2695
$2173
🏠 One person rent
$511
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2204
$101
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
36
😀 Quality of life
75
12
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.48M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 8% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 4828th and 5406th ($1123 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 1110th and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2216
$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.3
$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6009
$1688

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328 km or 204 mi Medina
$853
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$895
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$895
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$915
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$828
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$492
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1094
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$524
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$324
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$488
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$940
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$944
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$988
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$490
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$988
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$314
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$333
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$278
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1586
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$294
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$550
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$686
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$393
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$935
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$489
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$350
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$806
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$868
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$491

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Distance City Cost of living
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$846
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$1686
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$469
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$906
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$537
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$638
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$886
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$651
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$658
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$635
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$374
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$774
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$704
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1262
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$933
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$812
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$655
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$710
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$699
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$714
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1133
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$787
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1019
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1368
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$794
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$710
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$757
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$755
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$377
518 km or 322 mi Save
$644
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$617
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$621
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$735
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1201
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$764
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$711
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$655