Lagos vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3096
$2004
🏠 One person rent
$598
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$1649
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$725
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
47
60
😀 Quality of life
40
53
🏙️ Population
15.1M
9.4M

The cost of living in Lagos is 57% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4761st and 6849th ($1113 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 51st 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 months in Ningbo. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 6935th and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.28%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1310
$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.15
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.46
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.43
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.2
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2289
$12465

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$613
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$558
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$651
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$535
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$647
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$881
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$632
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$354
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$575
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
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$972
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$651
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$553
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$560
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$805
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$588
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$729
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$1611
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$658
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$679
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$462
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$883
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$621
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$743
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$433
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$551
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Distance City Cost of living
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$590
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$716
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$661
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$573
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$805
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$1097
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$984
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$677
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$671
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$700
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$670
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$665
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$868
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$587
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$645
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$670
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$682
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$726
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$631
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$695
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$650
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$640
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$602
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$681
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$657
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$642
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$654
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$702
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$643
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$616
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$672
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
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$644
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$607
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$603
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$642
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$643
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$621
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$522