Lagos vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$490
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
48
65
😀 Quality of life
43
74
🏙️ Population
15.1M
12.7M

The cost of living in Lagos is 19% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5960th and 6776th ($946 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 7444th and 2020th 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
$3.44
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$20341

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$995
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$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635