Lagos vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$536
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
48
93
😀 Quality of life
42
87
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.35M

The cost of living in Lagos is 9% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5500th and 6085th ($1022 vs $941) 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 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7677th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Taoyuan

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Lagos Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$17081

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464