Lagos vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$536
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
48
94
😀 Quality of life
42
89
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.44M

The cost of living in Lagos is 19% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5500th and 4661st ($1022 vs $1257) 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7677th and 266th 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
$3.02
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$18442

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$1017
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$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602