Lagos vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$607
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
96
😀 Quality of life
41
79
🏙️ Population
15.1M
17.7M

The cost of living in Lagos is 18% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4791st and 5948th ($1133 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6804th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$24117

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618