Lagos vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Lagos | Tainan | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Lagos is 23% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4957th and 6262nd ($1102 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th 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 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 7632nd and 549th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Lagos vs Tainan
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| Lagos | Tainan | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| 280 km or 174 mi | Warri | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 42 km or 26 mi |  Kaohsiung | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Chiayi | |
| 89 km or 55 mi | Douliu | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Taitung | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Nantou | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Changhua | |
| 139 km or 86 mi | Taichung | |
| 188 km or 117 mi | Miaoli | |
| 218 km or 135 mi | Hsinchu | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Zhubei | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Taoyuan | |
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| 254 km or 158 mi | Yilan | |
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| 267 km or 166 mi | Taipei | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Quanzhou | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Xiamen | |
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| 298 km or 185 mi | Putian | |
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| 359 km or 223 mi | Shantou | |
| 371 km or 230 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Jieyang | |
| 397 km or 247 mi | Longyan | |
| 412 km or 256 mi | Puning | |
| 415 km or 258 mi | Ningde | |
| 431 km or 268 mi |  Ishigaki | |
| 439 km or 273 mi | Meizhou | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Sanming | |
| 455 km or 283 mi | Nanping | |
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