Lagos vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$536
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$1360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
48
94
😀 Quality of life
42
89
🏙️ Population
15.1M
4.05M

The cost of living in Lagos is 8% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5500th and 5023rd ($1022 vs $1108) 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 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 7677th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs New Taipei

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Lagos New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$18576

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$1017
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$741
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602