George Town vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	George Town	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3644	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8755	$2969
🏠 One person rent	$2551	$607
🏘️ Family rent	$5134	$1499
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.8	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5788	$180
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	20	46
😀 Quality of life	78	41
🏙️ Population	41K	15.1M

The cost of living in George Town is 222% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 17th and 4791st ($3644 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Cayman Islands and Nigeria, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in George Town compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 703rd and 6804th among best cities to live in the world.

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	George Town	Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.8	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.7	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.7	$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.16	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.59	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2606	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2239	$476
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5633	$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4623	$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.76%	16.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8428	$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$2.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.91	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.58	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$5.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$6.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.99	$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$0.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.5	$2.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1615	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26502	$2307

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1103
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1108
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1113
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1405
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1076
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1182
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1203
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1260
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1525
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$978
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1024
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$821
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$849
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1046
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2117
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$783
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1325
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1280
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3014
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$797
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1001
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1143
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1031
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1041
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1558

Cities near Lagos

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