Lagos vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$2164
🏠 One person rent
$536
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$645
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
48
36
😀 Quality of life
42
51
🏙️ Population
15.1M
6.98M

The cost of living in Lagos is 27% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 5500th and 6740th ($1022 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 25th 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 0.8 months in Zhanjiang. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Zhanjiang ranked 105th in China, while ranked 7677th and 6593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Zhanjiang

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Lagos Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$2605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$9.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$19015

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$1017
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$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$789
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$790
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$694
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$664
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$738
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$896
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$605
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$592
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$699
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$832
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$844
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$816
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$564
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$608
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$848
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$534
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$774
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$580
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1718
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$585
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$674
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$587
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$782
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$769
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$795
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$571
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$666
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2674
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2415
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$587
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$587
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$760
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$602
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$597
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$533
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$584