Lagos vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$1442
🏠 One person rent
$618
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$889
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
47
53
😀 Quality of life
41
70
🏙️ Population
15.1M
8.78M

The cost of living in Lagos is 77% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4957th and 7641st ($1102 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 138th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 7632nd and 4086th 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
$3.01
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$3.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$9321

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$1013
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$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576

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Distance City Cost of living
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$615
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$897
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$650
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$578
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
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$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941