Lagos vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$536
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
48
68
😀 Quality of life
42
68
🏙️ Population
15.1M
12.6M

The cost of living in Lagos is 100% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5500th and 8643rd ($1022 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 498th 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 37th in China, while ranked 7677th and 4641st 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
$3.02
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$21713

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$665
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$775
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$612
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$659
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$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
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$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
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$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
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$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
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$785
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$1551
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$562
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$664
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Distance City Cost of living
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$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556