Lagos vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3096
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$598
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1649
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
47
78
😀 Quality of life
40
66
🏙️ Population
15.1M
12.6M

The cost of living in Lagos is 117% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4761st and 8544th ($1113 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 6935th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Zhengzhou

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Lagos Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.28%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1310
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.15
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.46
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.43
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.2
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2289
$19343

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LagosZhengzhou

Cost of living

$349

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$590
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$613
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$634
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
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$755
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$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
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$553
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$560
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$805
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$588
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$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
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$551
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$384
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$507

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Distance City Cost of living
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$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591