Amman vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$2969
🏠 One person rent
$383
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$1499
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
63
46
😀 Quality of life
68
41
🏙️ Population
4.01M
15.1M

The cost of living in Amman is 11% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 5667th and 4791st ($1004 vs $1133) 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 3456th and 6804th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$476
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
16.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$5.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$6.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$2.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$2307

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1019
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492