Jacksonville vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$2443
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$618
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$1083
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$87.1
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	56	47
😀 Quality of life	89	41
🏙️ Population	950K	15.1M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 102% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 1415th and 4957th ($2222 vs $1102) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th and 3rd in the United States and Nigeria, respectively. Check the United States vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Jacksonville ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 278th and 7632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Lagos

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	Jacksonville	Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$1460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	19.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$2.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$1.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$78.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$2304

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806

Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$793
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$752
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$664
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$778
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$598
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$705
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$646
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$644
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$835
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$632
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$664
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$526
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$699
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$926
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$684
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$417
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$652
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$703
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$1051
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$705
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$600
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$630
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$878
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$668
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$822
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1774
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$712
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$563
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$961
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$674
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$852
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1514
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$532
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$631
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$397
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$576