Lagos vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$2094
🏠 One person rent
$618
$379
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$87.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$563
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
47
38
😀 Quality of life
41
48
🏙️ Population
15.1M
6.98M

The cost of living in Lagos is 40% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 4957th and 6706th ($1102 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 26th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Zhanjiang ranked 170th in China, while ranked 7632nd and 6786th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$52.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$9.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$4390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$2662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$4.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$5.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$9.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$16727

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$1013
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$773
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$780
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$677
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$652
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$726
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$892
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$590
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$579
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$693
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$816
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$827
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$809
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$552
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$794
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$598
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$829
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$551
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$518
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$758
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$568
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1746
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$589
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$559
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$662
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$574
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$758
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$766
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$777
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$562
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$662
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$878
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2718
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2414
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$558
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$556
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$765
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$570
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$558
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$546
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$574