Lagos vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$618
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
47
89
😀 Quality of life
41
74
🏙️ Population
15.1M
13.9M

The cost of living in Lagos is 71% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4957th and 7452nd ($1102 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 7632nd and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$18657

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$1013
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$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
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$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576

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Distance City Cost of living
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$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573