Lagos vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$607
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
46
93
😀 Quality of life
41
83
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.33M

The cost of living in Lagos is 31% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4791st and 6227th ($1133 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 6804th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$13630

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1019
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691