Lagos vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$607
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$1661
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
95
😀 Quality of life
41
87
🏙️ Population
15.1M
4.04M

The cost of living in Lagos is 7% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4791st and 5212th ($1133 vs $1060) 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 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6804th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$13786

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605