Lagos vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3096
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$598
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1649
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$1362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
47
73
😀 Quality of life
40
81
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.87M

The cost of living in Lagos is 37% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4761st and 6380th ($1113 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6935th and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.28%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1310
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.15
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.46
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.43
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.2
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2289
$6108

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$776
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$677
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$779
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$590
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$695
203 km or 126 mi Save
$613
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$634
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$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
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$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
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1502
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$433
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$551
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$384
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$507

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Distance City Cost of living
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$956
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$747
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$770
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$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
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$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
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$726
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$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
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$601
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$682