Lagos vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$2070
🏠 One person rent
$245
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$526
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
46
20
😀 Quality of life
38
43
🏙️ Population
15.1M
6.49M

The cost of living in Lagos is 38% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8781st and 6691st ($448 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 70th 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 months in Shangrao. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 7384th and 6824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$20642

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$407
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$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
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$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
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$443

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$643
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$655
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$645
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$644
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$677
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$713
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$620
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$811
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$741
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$678
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$538
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$725
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$664
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$708
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$667
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$694
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$700
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$720
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$787
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$744
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$728
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$671
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$647
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$789
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$831
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$664
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$687
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$707
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$581
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$755
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$719
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$898
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$613
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$735
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$699
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$669
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$697
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$675
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$587
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$696