Lagos vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$245
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
84
😀 Quality of life
38
83
🏙️ Population
15.1M
3.03M

The cost of living in Lagos is 55% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8781st and 5356th ($448 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7384th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$13893

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$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721