Georgetown vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Georgetown Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2953
$2969
🏠 One person rent
$394
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$874
$1499
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.7
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
23
46
😀 Quality of life
47
41
🏙️ Population
235K
15.1M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 13% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 5796th and 4791st ($986 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Guyana and Nigeria, respectively. Check Guyana vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 6383rd and 6804th among best cities to live in the world.

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Georgetown Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.15
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.88
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$476
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1327
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
16.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3910
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1737
$253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.04
$2.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$6.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$0.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$2.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.8
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$884
$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23107
$2307

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$1015
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$1013
161 km or 100 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$843
347 km or 216 mi Paramaribo
$869
479 km or 298 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1310
487 km or 302 mi Upata
$785
496 km or 308 mi Tucupita
$770
521 km or 324 mi Boa Vista
$586
524 km or 326 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
532 km or 331 mi San Fernando
$964
547 km or 340 mi Chaguanas
$1070
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1164
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1101
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1168
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$870
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1698
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$871
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1642
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1065
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1061
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$719
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$731
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1360
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1390
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$662
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$627
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$691
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$684
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$692
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$981
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$1004
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$771
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$704
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$821
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$783
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1159
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$752
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1665
966 km or 600 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$787

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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