Lagos vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$490
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
49
😀 Quality of life
43
71
🏙️ Population
15.1M
8.78M

The cost of living in Lagos is 46% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5960th and 7630th ($946 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 134th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 7444th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Quanzhou

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Lagos Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$9745

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$995
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$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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954