Lagos vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Lagos Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$536
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
48
95
😀 Quality of life
42
77
🏙️ Population
15.1M
17.5M

The cost of living in Lagos is 9% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5500th and 6106th ($1022 vs $939) 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7677th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Lagos vs Shenzhen

Prices for goods and services in Lagos and Shenzhen are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Lagos Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$22916

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$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
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638