Lagos vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$490
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
48
68
😀 Quality of life
43
70
🏙️ Population
15.1M
12.6M

The cost of living in Lagos is 81% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5960th and 8548th ($946 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 485th 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 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 7444th and 3567th 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
$3.44
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$21955

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$995
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120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567