Lagos vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$618
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
47
24
😀 Quality of life
41
44
🏙️ Population
15.1M
7.82M

The cost of living in Lagos is 84% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4957th and 7835th ($1102 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 7632nd and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$17107

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$1013
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$743
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$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
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$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
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$397
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$576

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$570
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$807
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$570
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$516
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$509
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$544
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517