Georgetown vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$3096
🏠 One person rent	$423	$598
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$1649
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$162
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	24	47
😀 Quality of life	47	40
🏙️ Population	235K	15.1M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 5% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 5085th and 4761st ($1062 vs $1113) 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 0.5 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 6400th and 6935th 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	$9.42	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$2289

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1031
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$789
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$777
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$560
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$953
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1178
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1084
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1645
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$890
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1643
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1062
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1070
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$737
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$746
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1418
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$639
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$716
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$695
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1000
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1007
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$858
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$837
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$804
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1161
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847

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