Lagos vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$607
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$831
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
53
😀 Quality of life
41
50
🏙️ Population
15.1M
8.78M

The cost of living in Lagos is 70% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4791st and 7155th ($1133 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 142nd in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 6804th and 6224th 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
$2.98
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$22902

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$1019
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$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014