Amman vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$1102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$2443
🏠 One person rent
$398
$618
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$1083
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$87.1
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
64
47
😀 Quality of life
71
41
🏙️ Population
4.01M
15.1M

The cost of living in Amman is 8% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 5492nd and 4957th ($1009 vs $1102) 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 0.5 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 3561st and 7632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$1460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
19.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$5.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$2.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$1.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$78.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$2304

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1013
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576