Lagos vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$245
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
46
70
😀 Quality of life
38
68
🏙️ Population
15.1M
12.7M

The cost of living in Lagos is 56% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8781st and 5170th ($448 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 7384th and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$1.05
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$22097

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$826
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$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645