Lagos vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$245
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$782
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
46
21
😀 Quality of life
38
43
🏙️ Population
15.1M
6.71M

The cost of living in Lagos is 52% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 8781st and 5799th ($448 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th 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 0.8 months in Yancheng. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Yancheng ranked 256th in China, while ranked 7384th and 6861st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Yancheng

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Lagos Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1082
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$393
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$52.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$2490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$4.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$19602

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$696
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$703
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$652
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$699
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$679
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$651
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$682
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$631
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$645
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$625
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$665
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$524
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$617
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$675
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$608
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$625
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$688
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$651
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$713
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$641
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$645
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$682
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$740
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$605
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$731
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$687
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$624
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$610
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$763
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$707
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$694
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$575
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$731
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$1020
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$566
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$746
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$532
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1074