Jacksonville vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jacksonville	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2364	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5468	$3096
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$598
🏘️ Family rent	$2461	$1649
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3990	$162
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	56	47
😀 Quality of life	87	40
🏙️ Population	950K	15.1M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 112% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 1022nd and 4761st ($2364 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 935th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Jacksonville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 293rd and 6935th 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	$20.2	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.87	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1470	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2044	$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3106	$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2417	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.2	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.42	$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.81	$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1306	$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11096	$2289

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2336
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897

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