Lagos vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$618
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
47
85
😀 Quality of life
41
83
🏙️ Population
15.1M
3.03M

The cost of living in Lagos is 10% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4957th and 5518th ($1102 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Nigeria and Taiwan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7632nd and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$19915

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$1013
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$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
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650