Lagos vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$536
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$1151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
48
97
😀 Quality of life
42
74
🏙️ Population
15.1M
12.3M

The cost of living in Lagos is 57% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5500th and 7564th ($1022 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 107th 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 7677th and 2134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Wuhan

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Lagos Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$8927

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$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$639
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$657
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$645
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$599
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$682
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$634
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$651
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$615
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$591
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$608
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$599
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$590
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$602
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$605
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$599
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$589
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$563
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$579
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$561
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$554
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$562
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$568
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$647
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$529
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$603
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$570
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$539
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$544
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$596
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$552
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$595
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$584