Calgary vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$1102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$2443
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$618
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$1083
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$87.1
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	47
😀 Quality of life	91	41
🏙️ Population	1.31M	15.1M

The cost of living in Calgary is 89% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 1781st and 4957th ($2079 vs $1102) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 3rd in Canada and Nigeria, respectively. Check Canada vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 160th and 7632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Lagos

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	Calgary	Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$1460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	19.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$2.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$5.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$5.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$2.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$1.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$78.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$2304

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$793
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$752
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$664
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$778
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$598
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$705
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$646
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$644
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$835
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$632
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$664
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$526
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$699
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$926
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$684
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$417
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$652
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$703
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$1051
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$705
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$600
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$630
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$878
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$668
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$822
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1774
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$712
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$563
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$961
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$674
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$852
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1514
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$532
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$631
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$397
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$576