Jamaica vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jamaica Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3047
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$506
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$1235
$1124
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.5
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$775
$143
💸 GDP per capita
$6874
$1621
😃 Human freedom index
7.56
5.96
❤️ Life expectancy
70.6
53.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
25
🌐 English speaking %
97.6%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
69
61
😀 Quality of life
39
11
🏙️ Population
2.7M
211M

The average cost of living in Jamaica ($1148) is 32% more expensive than in Nigeria ($870). Jamaica ranked 66th vs 108th for Nigeria in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jamaica compared to 0.2 months in Nigeria. Ranked 117th and 189th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jamaica vs Nigeria

We calculate prices for Jamaica and Nigeria as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 33 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Jamaica Nigeria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.15
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$0.95
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1761
$1608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.3
$17.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
17.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1894
$1130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.72
$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$4.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.8
$1.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.83
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.44
$1.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.7
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$8.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.14
$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$19.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.5
$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$209
$89.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2111
$1903

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Cities Comparison in Jamaica vs Nigeria

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Jamaica

City Cost of living Population
Kingston
$1325
580K
Spanish Town
$783
131K
Half Way Tree
$1165
96.5K
Montego Bay
$1018
124K
May Pen
$821
61.5K
Mandeville
$978
48.3K
Old Harbour
$849
28.7K
Linstead
$1046
22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar
$1123
22.6K
Port Antonio
$1143
14.8K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1133
15.1M
Kano
$583
4.35M
Abuja
$1262
1.57M
Ibadan
$759
2.55M
Port Harcourt
$651
3.33M
Onitsha
$1036
1.48M
Maiduguri
$584
1.2M
Kaduna
$377
760K
Benin
$537
1.15M
Enugu
$469
1.03M
Ilorin
$526
848K
Bauchi
$735
694K
Ife
$774
502K
Akure
$635
848K
Owerri
$1686
908K
Aba
$638
1.16M
Abeokuta
$1019
889K
Jos
$757
623K
Gusau
$605
383K
Zaria
$621
408K
Minna
$787
322K
Katsina
$596
318K
Ado Ekiti
$681
447K
Sokoto
$453
428K
Oyo
$699
387K
Calabar
$374
371K
Umuahia
$906
359K
Awka
$846
302K
Warri
$886
363K
Owo
$658
222K