Cost of Living Comparison Between Onitsha and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Onitsha and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Onitsha is 50% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 72.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Onitsha is 65.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 80.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.70 ฿21.97

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

White Bread (500g)

$2.81 ₦3,989

$1.87 ฿58.8

50.27%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.33 ₦1,887

$2.22 ฿69.8

-40.09%

Eggs

$2.31 ₦3,271

$2.23 ฿70.1

3.59%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.79 ₦9,628

$3.66 ฿115

85.52%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.91 ₦9,802

$13.09 ฿411

-47.21%

Apples (1kg)

$4.21 ₦5,972

$3.38 ฿106

24.56%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

Tomato (1kg)

$3.07 ₦4,358

$1.98 ฿62.4

55.05%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.70 ₦998

$0.48 ฿15.01

45.83%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

Wine (Bottle)

$0.66 ₦932

$20.65 ฿649

-96.80%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.11 ₦1,574

$1.77 ฿55.8

-37.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.34 ₦478

$1.37 ฿43.19

-75.18%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.84 ₦1,191

$1.34 ฿42.16

-37.31%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$11.1K ₦15.7M

$27.7K ฿869.6K

-59.87%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$22.1K ₦31.4M

$33.6K ฿1.1M

-34.13%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$41.19 ₦58.4K

$122 ฿3,835

-66.23%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$13.61 ฿428

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$55.5 ₦78.7K

$18.49 ฿581

200.16%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.22 ₦47.1K

$61.7 ฿1,939

-46.15%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$8.25 ₦11.7K

$9.09 ฿286

-9.24%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$95.1 ₦134.9K

$702 ฿22.1K

-86.46%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$96.4 ₦136.7K

$84.7 ฿2,662

13.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$828 ₦1.2M

$606 ฿19.1K

36.70%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,070 ₦2.9M

$2,069 ฿65.0K

0.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Onitsha: January 12, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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