Lagos vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$536
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
48
65
😀 Quality of life
42
72
🏙️ Population
15.1M
12.7M

The cost of living in Lagos is 31% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5500th and 6833rd ($1022 vs $782) 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 7677th and 3150th 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
$3.02
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$17664

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$1017
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$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623