Kaohsiung vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Kaohsiung | Lagos | |
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 14% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 5750th and 4761st ($956 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Taiwan and Nigeria, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Nigeria comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 417th and 6935th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 88 km or 55 mi | Taitung | |
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| 124 km or 77 mi | Douliu | |
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| 163 km or 101 mi | Changhua | |
| 175 km or 108 mi | Taichung | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Miaoli | |
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| 257 km or 160 mi | Zhubei | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Taoyuan | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Yilan | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Kinmen | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | New Taipei | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Taipei | |
| 301 km or 187 mi |  Jinjiang | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Xiamen | |
| 309 km or 192 mi | Quanzhou | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Keelung | |
| 340 km or 211 mi | Putian | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Shantou | |
| 393 km or 244 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Fuzhou | |
| 416 km or 258 mi | Jieyang | |
| 430 km or 267 mi | Puning | |
| 432 km or 268 mi | Longyan | |
| 437 km or 271 mi |  Ishigaki | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Ningde | |
| 466 km or 289 mi | Meizhou | |
| 487 km or 302 mi | Sanming | |
| 497 km or 309 mi | Nanping | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Shanwei | |
| 562 km or 349 mi | Miyakojima | |
| 575 km or 357 mi | Rui'an | |
| 575 km or 357 mi |  Tuguegarao | |
| 587 km or 365 mi | Heyuan | |
| 600 km or 373 mi | Wenzhou | |
| 605 km or 376 mi | Huizhou | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 78 km or 48 mi |  Abeokuta | |
| 87 km or 54 mi |  Porto-Novo | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Cotonou | |
| 120 km or 74 mi | Ibadan | |
| 165 km or 102 mi | Oyo | |
| 171 km or 106 mi | Ife | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Abomey | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Osogbo | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Save | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Akure | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Ado Ekiti | |
| 243 km or 151 mi |  Lome | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Benin | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Owo | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Ilorin | |
| 278 km or 173 mi | Atakpame | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Warri | |
| 310 km or 193 mi | Kpalime | |
| 324 km or 201 mi |  Ho | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Hohoe | |
| 355 km or 221 mi | Sotouboua | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Onitsha | |
| 376 km or 234 mi | Sokode | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Tema | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Ashaiman | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Awka | |
| 407 km or 253 mi | Koforidua | |
| 408 km or 253 mi | Accra | |
| 416 km or 258 mi | Owerri | |
| 422 km or 262 mi | Kara | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Port Harcourt | |
| 452 km or 281 mi | Enugu | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Umuahia | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Aba | |
| 495 km or 307 mi | Minna | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Abuja | |
| 555 km or 345 mi | Kumasi | |
| 562 km or 350 mi | Obuasi | |
| 570 km or 354 mi | Calabar | |
| 572 km or 356 mi | Tamale |