Lagos vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$490
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
48
21
😀 Quality of life
43
46
🏙️ Population
15.1M
6.56M

The cost of living in Lagos is 56% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5960th and 7943rd ($946 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 7444th and 7142nd 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
$3.44
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$13867

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78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619