Lagos vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$490
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
48
73
😀 Quality of life
43
72
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.85M

The cost of living in Lagos is 0.9% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5960th and 6014th ($946 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in Nigeria and Taiwan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 7444th and 2806th 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
$3.44
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$5481

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$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686