Lagos vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$618
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$1378
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
47
94
😀 Quality of life
41
87
🏙️ Population
15.1M
4.04M

The cost of living in Lagos is 3% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4957th and 4867th ($1102 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Nigeria and Taiwan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7632nd and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$17207

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$1013
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$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589