Onitsha vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2173
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$648
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1067
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.3
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$101
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
36
65
😀 Quality of life
12
83
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.25M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 31% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5406th and 3679th ($1036 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Onitsha compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Onitsha ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 9136th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Onitsha Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.83
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$535
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1975
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.15%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$592
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$908
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.04
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.56
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$105
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.85
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.55
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.46
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.4
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$210
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1688
$5054

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$537
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$638
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$886
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$651
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$658
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$635
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$374
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$681
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$774
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$704
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$1262
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$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
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$1019
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$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
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$1201
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$764
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$711
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$655

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2084
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$2309
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$1768
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$1603
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$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
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$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
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$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
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$537
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$548
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$489
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$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
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$507