Lagos vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$618
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$1016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
47
98
😀 Quality of life
41
74
🏙️ Population
15.1M
12.3M

The cost of living in Lagos is 73% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4957th and 7501st ($1102 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 106th 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 1.6 months in Wuhan. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 7632nd and 2249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$7838

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$1013
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$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
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571