Lagos vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$490
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
48
94
😀 Quality of life
43
90
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.43M

The cost of living in Lagos is 24% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5960th and 4646th ($946 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 7444th and 178th 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
$3.44
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$16947

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612