Kingstown vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingstown	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1000	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2468	$3096
🏠 One person rent	$370	$598
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$1649
🍽️ Food expenses	$455	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$615	$162
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	4	47
😀 Quality of life	26	40
🏙️ Population	13.9K	15.1M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 10% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 5500th and 4761st ($1000 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Saint Vincent and Nigeria, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingstown compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Kingstown ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 8510th and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingstown vs Lagos

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	Kingstown	Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.79	$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$600	$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$601	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.2	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.87	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.64	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.79	$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7119	$2289

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Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789

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