Lagos vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3096
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$598
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$1649
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
47
90
😀 Quality of life
40
70
🏙️ Population
15.1M
13.9M

The cost of living in Lagos is 62% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4761st and 6956th ($1113 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 64th in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6935th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.82
 Cappuccino
$2.15
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.28%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1310
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$4.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.15
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.46
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.43
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.2
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2289
$18215

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$613
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$634
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$666
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$755
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$558
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$651
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$535
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$647
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$881
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$632
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$354
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$575
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
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$972
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$651
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$553
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$560
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$805
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$588
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$729
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$1611
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$658
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$679
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$462
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$883
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$621
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$743
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$1502
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$433
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$551
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Distance City Cost of living
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$665
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$716
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$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
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$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
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$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
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$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
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$481
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$634
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$504
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$616