Lagos vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3096
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$598
$523
🏘️ Family rent
$1649
$319
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$854
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
47
21
😀 Quality of life
40
40
🏙️ Population
15.1M
6.71M

The cost of living in Lagos is 24% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 4761st and 6043rd ($1113 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 13th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Yancheng ranked 236th in China, while ranked 6935th and 6955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.28%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1310
$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$4.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.15
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.46
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.43
$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.2
$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2289
$22179

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$1030
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$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
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$433
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$551
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$384
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$665
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$665
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$621
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$668
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$643
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$644
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$644
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$620
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$613
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$603
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$636
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$522
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$592
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$643
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$536
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$607
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$657
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$602
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$702
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$620
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$621
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$631
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$746
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$572
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$645
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$670
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$587
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$575
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$701
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$695
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$654
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$566
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$665
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$868
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$700
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$541
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$666
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$505
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$984