Kingston vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1378
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3571
$3096
🏠 One person rent
$664
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$1546
$1649
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$763
$162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
41
47
😀 Quality of life
54
40
🏙️ Population
580K
15.1M

The cost of living in Kingston is 24% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 3941st and 4761st ($1378 vs $1113) 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 0.6 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 5942nd and 6935th 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
$7.64
$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.29
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$816
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1923
$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.4%
16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2836
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.08
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.6
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.87
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.6
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$2289

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1197
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$787
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1063
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$870
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1170
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$877
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1000
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1014
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1124
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1415
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2123
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1272
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2763
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1561
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1266
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1561
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1830
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$506
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$507
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1531
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1395
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$508
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$521
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$527
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$542
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1258
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$520
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$521
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1259
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3754
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1211
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$511
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$505
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1101
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1058
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$645
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$715
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$865
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$707

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1030
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$670
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$709
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$776
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$677
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$779
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$590
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$695
203 km or 126 mi Save
$613
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$634
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$755
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$558
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$651
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$535
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$647
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$881
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$632
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$354
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$575
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$972
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$651
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$553
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$560
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$805
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$588
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$729
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1611
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$658
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$679
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$462
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$883
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$621
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$743
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1502
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$433
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$551
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$384
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$507