Abuja vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$4337
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$969
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$2945
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
39
100
😀 Quality of life
22
95
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.8M

The cost of living in Abuja is 20% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 3914th and 2306th ($1514 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 52nd 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 9057th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$4789

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$852
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$393
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1363

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811