Lagos vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$2098
🏠 One person rent
$607
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$994
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
46
29
😀 Quality of life
41
44
🏙️ Population
15.1M
6.17M

The cost of living in Lagos is 46% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 4791st and 6548th ($1133 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 45th in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Maoming ranked 132nd in China, while ranked 6804th and 6627th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$3.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$970
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$6440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$3663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$5.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$31.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$71.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$18483

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$1019
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$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Gaozhou
$774
74 km or 46 mi Zhanjiang
$781
110 km or 68 mi Yangjiang
$895
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$794
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$839
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$660
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$671
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$824
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$819
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$725
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$806
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$614
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$830
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$491
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$595
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$602
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1590
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$641
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$623
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$763
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$572
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$780
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$808
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$678
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$607
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$958
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2753
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2427
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$586
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$783
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$577
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$629
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$592
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$538
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$778
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$852
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$601
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$606
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$801
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$1014