Lagos vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$607
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
46
38
😀 Quality of life
41
43
🏙️ Population
15.1M
6.98M

The cost of living in Lagos is 45% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 4791st and 6518th ($1133 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 39th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 6804th and 6686th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$20188

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1019
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$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
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$774
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$774
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$671
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$660
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$895
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$824
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$819
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$806
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$623
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$830
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$491
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$778
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$586
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1590
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$602
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$592
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$641
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$607
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$763
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$780
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$808
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$606
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$678
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$958
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2753
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2427
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$565
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$523
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$783
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$511
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$545
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$538
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601