Lagos vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$1749
🏠 One person rent
$536
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$356
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$835
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
48
74
😀 Quality of life
42
70
🏙️ Population
15.1M
9.07M

The cost of living in Lagos is 78% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5500th and 8176th ($1022 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 313th 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 1.5 months in Shenyang. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 7677th and 3872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Shenyang

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Lagos Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$25508

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$1017
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$796
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$759
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$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
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$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
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$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
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$386
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$612

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$483
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$522
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$545
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$454
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$507
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$447
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$537
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$504
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$541
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$562
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$523
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$517
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$543
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$553
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$532
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$540
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$560
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$536
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$534
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$544
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$590
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1574
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$477
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$568
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$562
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$534
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$559
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$514
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$542
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$599
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$540
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1540
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$578
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$607
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$588
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1560
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1539
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$523