Lagos vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$618
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$1127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
47
70
😀 Quality of life
41
71
🏙️ Population
15.1M
12.7M

The cost of living in Lagos is 43% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4957th and 6778th ($1102 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 31st 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 Suzhou. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 7632nd and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Suzhou

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Lagos Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$15339

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$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
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$532
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$631
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$397
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Distance City Cost of living
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$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610