Lagos vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3096
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$598
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1649
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
47
95
😀 Quality of life
40
86
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.6M

The cost of living in Lagos is 6% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4761st and 4534th ($1113 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6935th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Taipei

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Lagos Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.28%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1310
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.15
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.46
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.43
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.2
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2289
$19749

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$779
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$590
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$613
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$634
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
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$755
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$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
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$551
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$384
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1073
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$967
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$875
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$731
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$821
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$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
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$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
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$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
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$616
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$671
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$451
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$581