Lagos vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$607
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$758
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
46
61
😀 Quality of life
41
53
🏙️ Population
15.1M
9.4M

The cost of living in Lagos is 55% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4791st and 6747th ($1133 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 63rd in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 6804th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$12898

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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
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$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538