Kaohsiung vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$946
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$353
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$59
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
80
48
😀 Quality of life
88
43
🏙️ Population
2.71M
15.1M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 3% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 5770th and 5960th ($971 vs $946) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Taiwan and Nigeria, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 281st and 7444th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Lagos

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Kaohsiung Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1145
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$1609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$5.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$2.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$1.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$1.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$2984

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666