Lagos vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$245
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
78
😀 Quality of life
38
67
🏙️ Population
15.1M
12.6M

The cost of living in Lagos is 11% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8781st and 8471st ($448 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 7384th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$4818

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$826
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$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617