Lagos vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$607
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
46
95
😀 Quality of life
41
86
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.6M

The cost of living in Lagos is 2% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4791st and 4715th ($1133 vs $1158) 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 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6804th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$2.55
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$8.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$18424

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$1019
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$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605