Lagos vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$607
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
100
😀 Quality of life
41
79
🏙️ Population
15.1M
24.9M

The cost of living in Lagos is 0.3% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4791st and 4780th ($1133 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6804th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Shanghai

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Lagos Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$31401

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$1019
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$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
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$492

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
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$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774