Lagos vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$618
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
47
96
😀 Quality of life
41
78
🏙️ Population
15.1M
17.5M

The cost of living in Lagos is 26% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4957th and 6334th ($1102 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th 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 7632nd and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Shenzhen

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Lagos Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$22402

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$1013
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$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
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$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634