Lagos vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$618
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
47
93
😀 Quality of life
41
84
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.33M

The cost of living in Lagos is 17% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4957th and 5995th ($1102 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7632nd and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$14970

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$1013
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451