Jacksonville vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jacksonville	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5057	$1226
🏠 One person rent	$1352	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$654
🍽️ Food expenses	$604	$114
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4093	$74.4
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	56	46
😀 Quality of life	87	38
🏙️ Population	950K	15.1M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 401% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 1168th and 8781st ($2246 vs $448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1050th 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 0.2 months in Lagos. Jacksonville ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 223rd and 7384th 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	$16.1	$1.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$2.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$0.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1387	$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1137	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2366	$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1863	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$7.36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$11.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	18.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4765	$564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2418	$159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.3	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$5.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.32	$0.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$1.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$1.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$2.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$2.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.7	$0.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.41	$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.8	$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$3.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$31.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1419	$39.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6608	$718

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2176
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2167
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2156
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2129
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2201
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1890
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2281
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2183
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1917
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2128
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2350
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2281
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2575
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2357
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2268
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2448
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2136
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2059
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2231
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2343
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2380
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2373
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2425
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2409
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2342
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2475
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2390
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2348
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2266
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2294
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2634
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2090
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2187
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2243
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2563
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2643
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$1860
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2073
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2127
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1884

Cities near Lagos

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