Lagos vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$607
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
46
70
😀 Quality of life
41
67
🏙️ Population
15.1M
12.7M

The cost of living in Lagos is 11% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4791st and 5553rd ($1133 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 6804th and 3798th 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
$2.98
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$26560

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$1019
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$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
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$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
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$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645