Canada vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2005
$761
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1656
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$97.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3044
$64
💸 GDP per capita
$54340
$1084
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
5.69
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
54.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
26
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
99
60
😀 Quality of life
91
16
🏙️ Population
41.3M
233M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2005) is 164% more expensive than in Nigeria ($761). Canada ranked 21st vs 139th for Nigeria in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Canada compared to 0.1 months in Nigeria. Ranked 17th and 184th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs Nigeria

We calculate prices for Canada and Nigeria as a population-weighted mean of 153 and 33 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Canada Nigeria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.2
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$0.9
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$407
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$1461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$30
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$46.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
17.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5101
$1735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4393
$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.51
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$3.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$3.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$1.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.55
$2.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.64
$1.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.3
$11.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.7
$14.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$759
$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14602
$2448

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2415
2.79M
Montreal
$1901
1.9M
Calgary
$2095
1.31M
Ottawa
$2122
1.02M
Edmonton
$1835
1.01M
Vancouver
$2505
662K
Mississauga
$2308
718K
Winnipeg
$1842
750K
Brampton
$2102
656K
Surrey
$2091
568K
Hamilton
$2006
569K
Quebec City
$1648
574K
London
$1930
422K
Halifax
$2133
440K
Laval
$2058
451K
Markham
$2172
339K
Vaughan
$2233
323K
Burnaby
$2411
249K
Gatineau
$1839
298K
Kitchener
$2109
257K
Saskatoon
$1781
266K
Longueuil
$1874
262K
Windsor
$1927
230K
Oakville
$2318
214K
Richmond
$2247
210K
Burlington
$2214
187K
Richmond Hill
$2483
202K
Regina
$1739
226K
Oshawa
$1581
175K
Sherbrooke
$1421
181K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$946
15.1M
Kano
$491
4.35M
Benin
$627
1.78M
Port Harcourt
$559
3.33M
Ibadan
$658
2.56M
Onitsha
$795
1.48M
Aba
$591
1.16M
Abuja
$1375
1.69M
Enugu
$564
1.03M
Owerri
$1364
908K
Jos
$760
822K
Zaria
$517
766K
Maiduguri
$514
791K
Bauchi
$672
694K
Kaduna
$323
760K
Abeokuta
$995
889K
Ilorin
$518
778K
Awka
$693
430K
Umuahia
$773
359K
Calabar
$373
371K
Ife
$670
502K
Gusau
$516
383K
Sokoto
$372
428K
Warri
$786
312K
Katsina
$503
318K
Akure
$488
485K
Minna
$692
304K
Ado Ekiti
$597
314K
Oyo
$639
387K
Owo
$531
222K