Lagos vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$536
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
49
😀 Quality of life
42
71
🏙️ Population
15.1M
8.78M

The cost of living in Lagos is 61% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5500th and 7679th ($1022 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 137th 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 23rd in China, while ranked 7677th and 3611th 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
$3.02
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$9536

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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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943