Lagos vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$618
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
47
60
😀 Quality of life
41
57
🏙️ Population
15.1M
9.4M

The cost of living in Lagos is 55% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4957th and 7025th ($1102 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 46th in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.1 months in Ningbo. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 7632nd and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$15234

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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
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531