Amman vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$946
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$384
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$59
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
65
48
😀 Quality of life
73
43
🏙️ Population
4.01M
15.1M

The cost of living in Amman is 9% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 5330th and 5960th ($1032 vs $946) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Jordan and Nigeria, respectively. Check Jordan vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 2337th and 7444th 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
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1145
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$5.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$2.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$1.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$1.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$2984

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Cities near Amman

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666