Cost of Living in
Jos

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$871	$1278
Without rent	$241	$836
Rent & Utilities	$573.07	$569.42
Food	$183	$460
Transport	$37.01	$150.02
Monthly salary after tax	$107
Quality of life	40.75
Life expectancy	78.35
Population	665.8K

The cost of living in Jos is $871, which is 1.15 times less expensive than the average in Nigeria. Jos ranked 65th most expensive in Nigeria.

The average salary after taxes in Jos is $107, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months.

Jos

We calculate prices for Jos State as a population-weighted mean of 0 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$871	65 / 77
Without rent	$241	6 / 77
Rent & Utilities	$573.07	69 / 77
Food	$183	13 / 77
Transport	$37.01	15 / 77

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	719.43$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	418.13$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	986.04$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	673.54$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	11.64$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	20.53$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	27.53$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.99$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	2332$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1306$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	0.86$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	10.19$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	3.92$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	0.76$
Cappuccino	1.79$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	0.31$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.57$
Monthly ticket local transport	9.59$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	10.7$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	0.63$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.92$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	0.75$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.58$
Eggs, x12	1.78$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	7.71$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.51$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.79$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.46$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.96$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.17$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.03$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.11$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.62$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.24$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	0.57$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	2.59$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	0.86$
Cigarette pack	1.63$
Cold medicince, 1 week	1.26$
Hair Shampoo	1.1$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	0.67$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	0.43$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	46.58$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	6.96$
Doctor's visit	8.15$
Haircut, simple	1.3$
Brand Jeans	8.67$
Brand Sneakers	47.87$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	135.63$
International Primary School, 1 year	864$

Cost of living in other countries

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Owerri	$1729
2	Federal Capital Territory	$1436
3	Abuja	$1365
4	Lagos State	$1238
5	Onitsha	$1083
6	Abeokuta	$1039
7	Ogun	$1023
8	Edo	$999
9	Abia	$945
10	Taraba (Nigeria)	$936
11	Niger (Nigeria)	$896
12	Adamawa (Nigeria)	$877
13	Jos	$871
14	Kebbi	$839
15	Umuahia	$820
16	Minna	$801
17	Imo	$794
18	Oyo State	$784
19	Anambra	$783
20	Aba	$761
21	Warri	$725
22	Osogbo	$721
23	Offa	$720
24	Oyo	$719
25	Yobe	$719
26	Katsina	$714
27	Ondo Province	$711
28	Awka	$692
29	Koko	$691
30	Baure	$687
31	Mushin	$684
32	Maiduguri	$684
33	Itele	$683
34	Gombe (Nigeria)	$672
35	Ekiti	$671
36	Kano	$666
37	Bauchi	$656
38	Kaduna	$655
39	Ife	$654
40	Borno (Nigeria)	$651
41	Delta (Nigeria)	$650
42	Plateau (Nigeria)	$650
43	Jigawa	$631
44	Kwara	$630
45	Osun	$625
46	Benin	$621
47	Ado Ekiti	$617
48	Zaria	$616
49	Bayelsa State	$615
50	Ibadan	$615
51	Damaturu	$611
52	Lagos	$606
53	Port Harcourt	$602
54	Mubi	$599
55	Ondo	$598
56	Akwa Ibom	$581
57	Hong	$573
58	Sokoto	$572
59	Nasarawa	$571
60	Amawom	$566
61	Rivers State	$566
62	Ilorin	$558
63	Ijebu-Ode	$555
64	Owo	$539
65	Akure	$537
66	Ekiti State	$533
67	Zamfara	$522
68	Delta Province	$503
69	Gusau	$503
70	Enugu	$501
71	Inisa	$495
72	Ebonyi	$492
73	Cross River	$490
74	Kumo	$487
75	Benue	$417
76	Calabar	$402
77	Kogi	$401

Cost of Living in Jos

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones