Lagos vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$490
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
48
81
😀 Quality of life
43
74
🏙️ Population
15.1M
13.9M

The cost of living in Lagos is 39% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5960th and 7400th ($946 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 83rd 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 1.7 months in Tianjin. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 7444th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Tianjin

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Lagos Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$16559

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$995
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$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546