Lagos vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$536
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
48
53
😀 Quality of life
42
71
🏙️ Population
15.1M
9.4M

The cost of living in Lagos is 52% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5500th and 7431st ($1022 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 7677th and 3738th 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
$3.02
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$15051

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$1017
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$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525