Lagos vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$490
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
48
18
😀 Quality of life
43
46
🏙️ Population
15.1M
6.49M

The cost of living in Lagos is 38% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5960th and 7385th ($946 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 80th 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 234th in China, while ranked 7444th and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Shangrao

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Lagos Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$25646

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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
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$596
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$617
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$628
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$435
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$646
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$603
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$611
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$686
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$689
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$542
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$696
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$615
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$551
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$640
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$672
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$652
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$661
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$774
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$717
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$653
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$587
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$618
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$684
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$899
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$679
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$612
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$667
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$592
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$670
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$677
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$671
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$632
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$687
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$680
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$658
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$691
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$673
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$610
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$628