Abuja vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$165
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$2722
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
21
95
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.76M

The cost of living in Abuja is 84% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 9247th and 2281st ($288 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 76th in Nigeria and Canada, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 8926th and 30th 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
$1.42
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$0.74
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$7624

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$313
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576