Kaohsiung vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$2296
🏠 One person rent
$382
$536
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$75
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
80
48
😀 Quality of life
87
42
🏙️ Population
2.72M
15.1M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 2% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 5666th and 5500th ($999 vs $1022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Taiwan and Nigeria, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 364th and 7677th 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
$3.78
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$1214
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
17.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$2211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$1788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$3.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$1.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$1.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$90.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$2622

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612