Lagos vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$490
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
48
53
😀 Quality of life
43
73
🏙️ Population
15.1M
9.4M

The cost of living in Lagos is 43% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5960th and 7558th ($946 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 7444th and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Ningbo

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Lagos Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$15801

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538