George Town vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	George Town	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3754	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8993	$3096
🏠 One person rent	$2648	$598
🏘️ Family rent	$5345	$1649
🍽️ Food expenses	$845	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.7	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6732	$162
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	20	47
😀 Quality of life	78	40
🏙️ Population	41K	15.1M

The cost of living in George Town is 237% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 11th and 4761st ($3754 vs $1113) 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 1.8 months in George Town compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 685th and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Lagos

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	George Town	Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$6.78	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2615	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5826	$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4835	$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10761	$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4170	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.28	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.92	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.8	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1705	$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24513	$2289

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1101
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1122
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1094
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1395
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1017
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1214
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1273
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1259
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1531
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1000
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$926
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$877
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$870
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1063
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2123
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$787
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1378
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1266
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2897
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$938
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$996
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1132
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1051
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1561

Cities near Lagos

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