Cost of living comparison
China is 67.5% more expensive than Lagos.
If you lived in China instead of Lagos, you would:
pay 3.8% more for restaurants
Lagos
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.23
NGN3,983.87
|
$3.33
CN¥24.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
NGN8,300.20
|
$5.25
CN¥37.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
NGN509.08
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
NGN331.99
|
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 11.4% less for groceries
Lagos
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
NGN1,833.38
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.04
NGN2,516.08
|
$6.22
CN¥45.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.65
NGN16,862.85
|
$7.41
CN¥53.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
NGN2,643.11
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
NGN3,113.61
|
$1.80
CN¥12.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
NGN1,720.38
|
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
NGN1,156.26
|
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
NGN1,031.34
|
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
NGN1,486.78
|
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
NGN1,512.11
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
NGN984.37
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 31.3% more for transportation
Lagos
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.44
NGN1,777.28
|
$4.64
CN¥33.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NGN46,767.18
|
$21.41
CN¥154.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,204.30
NGN21,247,311.83
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,773.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.71
NGN23,106.45
|
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
|
pay 32.4% less for housing
Lagos
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.66
NGN63,804.11
|
$14.28
CN¥103.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,575.27
NGN1,945,457.83
|
$401.04
CN¥2,902.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$733.14
NGN905,425.46
|
$247.64
CN¥1,792.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.54
NGN26,595.85
|
$39.51
CN¥285.97
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Lagos
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.04
NGN149,483.69
|
$456.56
CN¥3,304.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,879.46
NGN3,556,129.03
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,444.21
|
|
pay 43.9% more for entertainment and sports
Lagos
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
NGN1,327.96
|
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
NGN4,069.90
|
$3.48
CN¥25.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
NGN1,327.96
|
$3.40
CN¥24.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.63
NGN48,944.70
|
$42.27
CN¥305.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
NGN9,295.70
|
$6.35
CN¥45.98
|
|
pay 55.0% more for clothing
Lagos
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.10
NGN24,827.02
|
$51.26
CN¥371.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.09
NGN32,220.43
|
$33.18
CN¥240.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.48
NGN82,102.38
|
$80.69
CN¥584.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.59
NGN81,005.38
|
$76.44
CN¥553.20
|
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