Lagos vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$2292
🏠 One person rent
$245
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$973
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
46
29
😀 Quality of life
38
46
🏙️ Population
15.1M
6.17M

The cost of living in Lagos is 48% less expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 8781st and 6186th ($448 vs $857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 21st 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 1.1 months in Maoming. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Maoming ranked 136th in China, while ranked 7384th and 6533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$1.29
 Cappuccino
$1.05
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$970
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$40.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$3744
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$5.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$18555

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$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Gaozhou
$831
74 km or 46 mi Zhanjiang
$777
110 km or 68 mi Yangjiang
$876
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$806
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$830
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$638
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$620
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$816
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$824
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$735
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$791
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$592
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$812
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$481
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$568
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$575
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1565
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$618
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$611
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$742
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$547
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$785
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$781
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$589
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$596
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$939
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2614
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2410
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$573
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$774
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$571
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$837
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$590
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$525
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$552
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$856
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$573
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$605
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$891
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$1083