Lagos vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$618
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
47
77
😀 Quality of life
41
68
🏙️ Population
15.1M
12.6M

The cost of living in Lagos is 119% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4957th and 8651st ($1102 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 7632nd and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$19556

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$664
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$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
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$532
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$631
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$397
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Distance City Cost of living
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$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563