Lagos vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3096
$1915
🏠 One person rent
$598
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$1649
$643
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$707
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
47
24
😀 Quality of life
40
38
🏙️ Population
15.1M
7.82M

The cost of living in Lagos is 51% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4761st and 6735th ($1113 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 43rd 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 1 months in Shangqiu. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 6935th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.28%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1310
$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.15
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.46
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.43
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.2
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2289
$17921

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$613
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$755
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$558
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$651
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$535
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$647
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$881
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$632
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$354
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$575
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
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$972
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$651
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$553
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$560
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$805
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$588
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$729
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$1611
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$658
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$679
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$462
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$883
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$621
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$743
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$433
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$551
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Distance City Cost of living
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$600
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$1385
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$584
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$787
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$545
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$660
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$580
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$577
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$591
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$643
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$484
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$602
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$591
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$800
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$633
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$586
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$547
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$538
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$591
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$593
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$548
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$571
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$512
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$575
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$625
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$552
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$551
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$528
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$519
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$575
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$637
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$522
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$505
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$591
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$571
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$561
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$479
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$529