Abuja vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1551
$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3142
$4433
🏠 One person rent
$1167
$992
🏘️ Family rent
$2057
$1658
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$76
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$83.9
$3005
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
39
100
😀 Quality of life
23
96
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.8M

The cost of living in Abuja is 20% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 3904th and 2284th ($1551 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 58th in Nigeria and Canada, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Abuja ranked 8th best city to live in Nigeria vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 9058th and 11th 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
$3.05
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$6.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1864
$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3354
$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1593
$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.42
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.89
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2219
$5550

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$785
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$353
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$830
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$584
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$587
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$750
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$594
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$785
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$578
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$538
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$922
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$659
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$594
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$775
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$655
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$849
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1555
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$665
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$581
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$878
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$601
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$687
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$386
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$618
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1143
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1017
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$425
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$750
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1022
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$834
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1143
562 km or 349 mi Save
$650
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$535
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$641
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$750
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1344
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1254

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2080
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1923
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2047
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1914
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1861
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1907
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1918
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1934
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1930
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1852
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1838
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1935
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1857
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1723
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1896
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1642
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1458
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1142
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1589
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1805