Lagos vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$618
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
47
24
😀 Quality of life
41
45
🏙️ Population
15.1M
6.56M

The cost of living in Lagos is 83% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4957th and 7790th ($1102 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 7632nd and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$10279

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$1013
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$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599