Lagos vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$607
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
78
😀 Quality of life
41
66
🏙️ Population
15.1M
12.6M

The cost of living in Lagos is 117% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4791st and 8506th ($1133 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6804th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$19861

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$1019
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$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
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$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
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$492

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619