Georgetown vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Georgetown Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1181
$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3155
$2296
🏠 One person rent
$528
$536
🏘️ Family rent
$914
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$497
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$75
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
25
48
😀 Quality of life
60
42
🏙️ Population
235K
15.1M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 16% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 4813th and 5500th ($1181 vs $1022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 5916th and 7677th 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
$9.78
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.6
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.64
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$5.2
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$694
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1246
$1214
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$664
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.8
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
17.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3538
$2211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1503
$1788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.15
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.53
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$3.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.7
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$1.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1023
$90.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19783
$2622

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$1180
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$1174
161 km or 100 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$854
347 km or 216 mi Paramaribo
$877
479 km or 298 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1938
487 km or 302 mi Upata
$788
496 km or 308 mi Tucupita
$767
521 km or 324 mi Boa Vista
$740
524 km or 326 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
532 km or 331 mi San Fernando
$1010
547 km or 340 mi Chaguanas
$1097
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1232
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1136
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1284
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$848
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1996
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$844
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1979
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1078
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1079
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$699
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$741
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1336
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1454
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$675
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$642
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$679
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$610
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$641
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$995
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$989
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$703
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$888
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$771
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1197
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$827
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1170
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$811
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1812
966 km or 600 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$840

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612