Onitsha vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2173
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$648
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$1067
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.3
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$101
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
36
40
😀 Quality of life
12
48
🏙️ Population
1.48M
5.94M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 32% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5406th and 6501st ($1036 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Nigeria and India, respectively. Check Nigeria vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Onitsha compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Onitsha ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 9136th and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Onitsha vs Surat

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Onitsha Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.83
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$535
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1975
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.15%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$592
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$908
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.04
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.56
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$105
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.85
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.55
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.46
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.4
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$210
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1688
$1527

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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
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$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
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$710
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$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
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$711
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$655

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Distance City Cost of living
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$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
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$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
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$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
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$367
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$321
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$368
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$348