Lagos vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$245
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
46
17
😀 Quality of life
38
41
🏙️ Population
15.1M
9.03M

The cost of living in Lagos is 23% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8781st and 7809th ($448 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 370th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 7384th and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$1.05
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$2.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$13369

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$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532