Lagos vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$618
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$286
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$622
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
47
16
😀 Quality of life
41
43
🏙️ Population
15.1M
9.03M

The cost of living in Lagos is 89% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4957th and 7972nd ($1102 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 235th 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 353rd in China, while ranked 7632nd and 7341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$48.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$3146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$1612
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$14551

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$1013
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$743
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$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
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$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$567
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$553
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$563
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$507
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$580
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$517
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$522
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$523
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$544
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$598
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$478
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$595
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$504
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$518
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$570
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$513
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$517
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$572
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$525
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$807
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$502
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$570
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$506
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$581
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$510
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$582
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$511
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$503
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$506
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$513
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$574
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$527
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$585
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$552
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$582
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$499