Kingston vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3250
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$578
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$1344
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$114
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$74.4
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
41
46
😀 Quality of life
56
38
🏙️ Population
580K
15.1M

The cost of living in Kingston is 179% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 4318th and 8781st ($1250 vs $448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jamaica and Nigeria, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 5883rd and 7384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Lagos

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Kingston Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.46
$1.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.62
$2.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.32
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1383
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$7.36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$11.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.96%
18.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2310
$564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2164
$159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$5.58
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.28
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$0.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$1.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$1.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$2.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$2.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.92
$0.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.5
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.65
$3.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.1
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$31.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$39.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2133
$718

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1062
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$758
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$936
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$698
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1005
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$768
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$674
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1020
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1527
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2555
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1536
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2841
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$2153
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1671
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1176
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1727
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1872
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$492
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$492
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1869
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1784
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$494
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$504
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$514
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1654
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$501
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$506
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1626
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3374
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1507
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1371
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1312
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$714
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$1247
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$712

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