Lagos vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$607
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
46
98
😀 Quality of life
41
70
🏙️ Population
15.1M
12.3M

The cost of living in Lagos is 64% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4791st and 6979th ($1133 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 6804th and 2526th 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
$2.98
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$9062

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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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611