Lagos vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3096
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$598
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1649
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
47
84
😀 Quality of life
40
81
🏙️ Population
15.1M
3.03M

The cost of living in Lagos is 25% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4761st and 6071st ($1113 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 6935th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.28%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1310
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.15
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.46
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.43
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.2
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2289
$18658

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$779
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$590
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$695
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$613
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$634
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$666
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$755
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$558
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$651
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$535
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$647
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$881
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$632
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$354
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$575
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$972
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$651
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$553
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$560
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$805
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$588
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$729
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1611
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$658
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$679
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$462
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$883
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$621
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$743
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$1502
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$433
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$551
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$384
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Distance City Cost of living
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$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
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$728
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$770
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$747
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$897
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$821
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$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
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$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
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$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
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$1155
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$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
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$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
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$451
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$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
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$655
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$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
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$671
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$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
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$661
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$671