Lagos vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$2023
🏠 One person rent
$607
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
46
20
😀 Quality of life
41
40
🏙️ Population
15.1M
6.44M

The cost of living in Lagos is 58% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4791st and 6841st ($1133 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 76th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 6804th and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$19047

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$1019
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$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$634
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$643
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$636
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$633
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$666
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$694
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$618
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$731
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$719
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$673
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$521
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$708
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$670
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$642
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$642
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$683
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$672
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$703
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$776
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$719
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$705
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$636
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$646
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$771
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$843
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$706
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$658
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$698
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$590
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$742
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$702
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$903
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$628
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$712
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$706
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$676
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$714
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$661
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$611
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$694