Lagos vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$245
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$643
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
46
24
😀 Quality of life
38
41
🏙️ Population
15.1M
7.82M

The cost of living in Lagos is 40% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8781st and 6604th ($448 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 7384th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$14498

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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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543