Georgetown vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Georgetown Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1212
$946
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3187
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$551
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$937
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.1
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1110
$59
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
25
48
😀 Quality of life
60
43
🏙️ Population
235K
15.1M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 28% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 4725th and 5960th ($1212 vs $946) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Guyana and Nigeria, respectively. Check Guyana vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Georgetown compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 5871st and 7444th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Lagos

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Georgetown Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.59
$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$690
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$379
$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$1145
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$686
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.7
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3593
$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1573
$1609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.08
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$5.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$2.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$1.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$1.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.11
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.32
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1019
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18825
$2984

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$1236
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$1236
161 km or 100 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$890
347 km or 216 mi Paramaribo
$914
479 km or 298 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1908
487 km or 302 mi Upata
$793
496 km or 308 mi Tucupita
$772
521 km or 324 mi Boa Vista
$744
524 km or 326 mi Ciudad Guayana
$896
532 km or 331 mi San Fernando
$1039
547 km or 340 mi Chaguanas
$1106
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1223
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1138
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1281
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$846
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1966
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$830
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1941
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1083
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1083
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$707
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$752
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1328
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1453
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$685
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$650
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$680
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$613
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$645
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$995
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$1005
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$716
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$873
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$773
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1214
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$853
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1178
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$847
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1844
966 km or 600 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$865

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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