Lagos vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$490
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
48
94
😀 Quality of life
43
90
🏙️ Population
15.1M
4.04M

The cost of living in Lagos is 16% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5960th and 4931st ($946 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 7444th and 183rd 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
$3.44
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$21429

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$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612