Lagos vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$245
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
46
74
😀 Quality of life
38
82
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.87M

The cost of living in Lagos is 51% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8781st and 5887th ($448 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 Tainan. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7384th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$11040

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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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741