Lagos vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$536
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
99
😀 Quality of life
42
75
🏙️ Population
15.1M
24.9M

The cost of living in Lagos is 9% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5500th and 4971st ($1022 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7677th and 1655th 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
$3.02
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$27781

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765