Amman vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$358
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$114
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$74.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
63
46
😀 Quality of life
69
38
🏙️ Population
4.01M
15.1M

The cost of living in Amman is 119% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 5457th and 8781st ($981 vs $448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jordan and Nigeria, respectively. Check Jordan vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 3121st and 7384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$1.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$2.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$0.32
 Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$7.36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$11.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
18.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$5.58
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$0.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$1.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$1.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$2.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$2.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$0.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$3.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$31.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$39.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$718

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$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