Amman vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$3096
🏠 One person rent
$386
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$1649
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
64
47
😀 Quality of life
68
40
🏙️ Population
4.01M
15.1M

The cost of living in Amman is 11% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 5535th and 4761st ($994 vs $1113) 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 0.1 months in Lagos. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 3048th and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Lagos

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Amman Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$2289

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AmmanLagos

Cost of living

$349

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$552
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$608
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$679
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$996
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$877
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2114
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1556
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$905
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$710
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1915
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$762
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1902
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$761
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1652
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1891
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1931
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$813
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1931
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2123
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1600
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1894
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1680
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1732
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1990
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2072
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2145
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1811
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2156

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1030
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$670
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$709
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$776
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$677
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$779
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$590
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$695
203 km or 126 mi Save
$613
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$634
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$755
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$558
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$651
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$535
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$647
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$881
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$632
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$354
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$575
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$972
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$651
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$553
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$560
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$805
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$588
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$729
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1611
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$658
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$679
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$462
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$883
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$621
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$743
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1502
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$433
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$551
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$384
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$507