Lagos vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$2145
🏠 One person rent
$245
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$682
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
46
38
😀 Quality of life
38
45
🏙️ Population
15.1M
6.98M

The cost of living in Lagos is 42% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8781st and 6458th ($448 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 40th 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 161st in China, while ranked 7384th and 6615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$2.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$9.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$7632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$3297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$17.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$5.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$9.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$19859

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$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
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$857
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$831
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$620
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$638
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$806
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$876
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$568
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$735
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$830
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$816
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$824
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$547
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$791
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$611
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$812
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$571
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$481
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$552
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$573
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1565
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$575
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$590
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$618
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$596
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$742
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$785
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$781
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$605
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$589
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2614
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2410
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$557
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$517
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$774
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$504
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$524
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$525
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$573