Lagos vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$490
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
48
85
😀 Quality of life
43
87
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.87M

The cost of living in Lagos is 0.5% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5960th and 5994th ($946 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7444th and 351st 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
$3.44
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$17517

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78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684