Lagos vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$245
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
100
😀 Quality of life
38
78
🏙️ Population
15.1M
24.9M

The cost of living in Lagos is 62% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8781st and 4461st ($448 vs $1190) 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7384th and 558th 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
$1.28
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$28143

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$826
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$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740