Lagos vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$536
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
48
21
😀 Quality of life
42
46
🏙️ Population
15.1M
6.56M

The cost of living in Lagos is 70% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5500th and 7929th ($1022 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 7677th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Shaoyang

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Lagos Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$11939

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$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615