Dongguan vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$3096
🏠 One person rent
$250
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$1649
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
69
47
😀 Quality of life
69
40
🏙️ Population
10.5M
15.1M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 41% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 7169th and 4761st ($656 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 3rd in China and Nigeria, respectively. Check China vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 2941st and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dongguan Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.78
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$2289

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$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
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$461
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$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
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$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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$1030
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$670
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$709
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$776
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$677
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$779
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$590
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$695
203 km or 126 mi Save
$613
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$634
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$755
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$558
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$651
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$535
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$647
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$881
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$632
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$354
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$575
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$972
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$651
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$553
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$560
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$805
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$588
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$729
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1611
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$658
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$679
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$462
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$883
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$621
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$743
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$1502
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$433
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$551
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$384
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$507