Guangzhou vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Guangzhou Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$3096
🏠 One person rent
$352
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$1649
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
97
47
😀 Quality of life
75
40
🏙️ Population
18.7M
15.1M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 31% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 6548th and 4761st ($774 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 3rd in China and Nigeria, respectively. Check China vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 1055th and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Guangzhou vs Lagos infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Guangzhou vs Lagos

Prices for goods and services in Guangzhou and Lagos are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Guangzhou Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.78
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$2289

Cost of living in other countries

GuangzhouLagos

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1030
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$670
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$709
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$776
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$677
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$779
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$590
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$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
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$553
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$560
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$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
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$462
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$883
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$621
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$743
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1502
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$433
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$551
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$384
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$507