Lagos vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3096
$2065
🏠 One person rent
$598
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$1649
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$800
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
47
20
😀 Quality of life
40
41
🏙️ Population
15.1M
6.44M

The cost of living in Lagos is 66% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4761st and 7052nd ($1113 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 74th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 6935th and 6873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.28%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1310
$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.15
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.46
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.43
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$51
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.2
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2289
$31722

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$647
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$881
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$354
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$575
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$649
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$972
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$651
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$553
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$560
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$805
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$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
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$883
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$621
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$743
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$598
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$601
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$603
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$616
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$621
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$642
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$585
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$587
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$682
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$506
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$677
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$637
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$555
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$603
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$648
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$611
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$642
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$726
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$681
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$632
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$576
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$613
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$672
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$805
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$669
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$600
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$650
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$564
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$716
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$661
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$691
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$600
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$671
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$670
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$645
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$679
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$625
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$590
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$621