Kingston vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$946
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3425
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$740
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$1278
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$494
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$59
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
41
48
😀 Quality of life
61
43
🏙️ Population
938K
15.1M

The cost of living in Kingston is 57% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 4050th and 5960th ($1482 vs $946) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.1 months in Lagos. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 5741st and 7444th 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
$10.2
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$1145
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.42%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2196
$1609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.9
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.17
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.73
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$5.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$2.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.42
$1.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$1.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.5
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.32
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.3
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5834
$2984

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1314
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$874
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1152
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1102
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1285
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$964
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1024
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1092
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1201
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1650
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2128
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1274
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2774
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1163
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1673
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1352
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1575
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$523
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$523
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1619
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1522
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$539
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$545
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1322
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$535
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$539
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1319
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3795
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1232
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1090
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1158
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$857
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$886
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$814

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666