Lagos vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$607
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
84
😀 Quality of life
41
80
🏙️ Population
15.1M
3.03M

The cost of living in Lagos is 22% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4791st and 6052nd ($1133 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Nigeria and Taiwan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6804th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Taichung

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Lagos Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1019
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$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
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716