Lagos vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$607
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
46
24
😀 Quality of life
41
39
🏙️ Population
15.1M
6.56M

The cost of living in Lagos is 85% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4791st and 7649th ($1133 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6804th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$10066

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1019
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610