Abuja vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$953
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$2805
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
19
93
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.76M

The cost of living in Abuja is 35% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4418th and 2002nd ($1262 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 54th in Nigeria and Canada, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 8886th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Montreal

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Abuja Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$6.72
 Cappuccino
$1.32
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$6957

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$787
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610