Lagos vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$245
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
46
95
😀 Quality of life
38
87
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.6M

The cost of living in Lagos is 62% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8781st and 4516th ($448 vs $1169) 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7384th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$19102

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$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
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$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
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$443

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
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$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
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$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589