Kingston vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1364
$1102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3138
$2443
🏠 One person rent
$654
$618
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$1083
🍽️ Food expenses
$490
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$504
$87.1
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
40
47
😀 Quality of life
57
41
🏙️ Population
580K
15.1M

The cost of living in Kingston is 24% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 4339th and 4957th ($1364 vs $1102) 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 0.4 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 6173rd and 7632nd 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
$9.4
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.2
$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1427
$1460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$765
$899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.36%
19.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2802
$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2172
$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.1
$2.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$5.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$2.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.6
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$1.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.6
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.3
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$78.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4783
$2304

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1223
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$793
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1164
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$947
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$973
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1072
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1149
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1645
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2126
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1266
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2761
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1165
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1656
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1354
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1574
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1884
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$529
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$528
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1601
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1504
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$544
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$552
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$567
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1300
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$541
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$546
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1300
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3615
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1221
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1097
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1154
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$721
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$855
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$713

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1013
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576