Lagos vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3096
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$598
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1649
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
47
93
😀 Quality of life
40
83
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.33M

The cost of living in Lagos is 27% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4761st and 6171st ($1113 vs $875) 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 6935th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.28%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1310
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.15
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.46
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.43
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.2
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2289
$18619

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109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
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120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$776
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$677
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$779
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$590
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$695
203 km or 126 mi Save
$613
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$634
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$755
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$558
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$651
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$535
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$647
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$881
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$632
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$354
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$575
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$972
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$651
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$553
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$560
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$805
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$588
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$729
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1611
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$658
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$679
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$462
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$883
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$621
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$743
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1502
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$433
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$551
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$384
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
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$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443