Lagos vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$490
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
99
😀 Quality of life
43
76
🏙️ Population
15.1M
24.9M

The cost of living in Lagos is 18% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5960th and 4880th ($946 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 7444th and 1178th 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
$3.44
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$27610

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$995
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$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789