Lagos vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3096
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$598
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1649
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$886
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
47
98
😀 Quality of life
40
70
🏙️ Population
15.1M
12.3M

The cost of living in Lagos is 70% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4761st and 7163rd ($1113 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 95th 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 1.4 months in Wuhan. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 6935th and 2475th 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
$2.72
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.63
 Cappuccino
$2.15
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.28%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1310
$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$3.57
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.15
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.46
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.43
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.2
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2289
$8658

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LagosWuhan

Cost of living

$349

$907

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109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
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120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$776
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$677
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$779
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$590
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$695
203 km or 126 mi Save
$613
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$634
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$755
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$558
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$651
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$535
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$647
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$881
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$632
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$354
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$575
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$972
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$651
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$553
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$560
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$805
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$588
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$729
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1611
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$658
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$679
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$462
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$883
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$621
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$743
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1502
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$433
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$551
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$384
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
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$619
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$651
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$660
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$638
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$679
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$635
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$645
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$600
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$615
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$630
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$591
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$589
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$584
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$619
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$613
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$569
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$621
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$577
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$596
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$637
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$591
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$588
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$549
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$576
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$591
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$577
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$558
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$556
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$664
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$533
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$600
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$604
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$506
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$555
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$637
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$561
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$602
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$586