Lagos vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$536
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
48
85
😀 Quality of life
42
86
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.87M

The cost of living in Lagos is 7% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5500th and 5984th ($1022 vs $957) 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 0.1 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 7677th and 409th 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
$3.02
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$17495

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$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665