Lagos vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$245
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
46
93
😀 Quality of life
38
86
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.29M

The cost of living in Lagos is 48% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8781st and 6163rd ($448 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th 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 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 7384th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$13937

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$826
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$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716