Georgetown vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Georgetown Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$928
$448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$400
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$114
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$441
$74.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
23
46
😀 Quality of life
48
38
🏙️ Population
201K
15.1M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 107% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 5795th and 8781st ($928 vs $448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 6441st and 7384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Georgetown Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$1.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$2.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1005
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$7.36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$11.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.2
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.96%
18.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3901
$564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1725
$159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$5.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.14
$0.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$1.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$1.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$2.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$2.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$0.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.47
$3.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.3
$31.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$39.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2625
$718

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$933
93 km or 58 mi New Amsterdam
$921
161 km or 100 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$870
347 km or 216 mi Paramaribo
$896
479 km or 298 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1248
487 km or 302 mi Upata
$760
496 km or 308 mi Tucupita
$748
521 km or 324 mi Boa Vista
$683
524 km or 326 mi Ciudad Guayana
$868
532 km or 331 mi San Fernando
$898
547 km or 340 mi Chaguanas
$1053
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1217
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1099
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1218
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$824
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1490
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$838
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1528
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1069
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1069
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$710
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$700
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1353
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1294
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$637
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$608
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$686
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$654
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$666
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$1008
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$993
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$719
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$769
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1191
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$707
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1108
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$753
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1571
966 km or 600 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$763

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443