Lagos vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3096
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$598
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$1649
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
47
96
😀 Quality of life
40
80
🏙️ Population
15.1M
17.7M

The cost of living in Lagos is 22% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4761st and 5950th ($1113 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6935th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.28%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1310
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.15
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.46
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.43
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.2
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2289
$22267

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$1030
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$670
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$709
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$776
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$677
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$779
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$590
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$695
203 km or 126 mi Save
$613
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$634
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$755
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$558
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$651
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$535
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$647
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$881
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$632
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$354
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$575
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$972
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$651
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$553
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$560
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$805
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$588
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$729
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1611
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$658
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$679
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$462
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$883
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$621
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$743
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1502
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$433
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$551
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$384
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609