Lagos vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$607
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
46
90
😀 Quality of life
41
71
🏙️ Population
15.1M
13.9M

The cost of living in Lagos is 60% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4791st and 6862nd ($1133 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 81st in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6804th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$16590

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$1019
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$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618