Lagos vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$490
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
48
14
😀 Quality of life
43
43
🏙️ Population
15.1M
9.03M

The cost of living in Lagos is 55% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5960th and 7898th ($946 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 226th 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 Zhoukou. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 7444th and 7422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Zhoukou

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Lagos Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$18568

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$995
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$830
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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531