Canada vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2076
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$1239
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$2059
$1124
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2944
$143
💸 GDP per capita
$53372
$1621
😃 Human freedom index
8.55
5.96
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
53.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
25
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
99
61
😀 Quality of life
88
11
🏙️ Population
37M
211M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2076) is 139% more expensive than in Nigeria ($870). Canada ranked 15th vs 108th 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 1.4 months in Canada compared to 0.2 months in Nigeria. Ranked 19th and 189th 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
$16.2
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$0.95
 Cappuccino
$3.92
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1060
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2160
$1608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1790
$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$17.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
17.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6407
$1130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4825
$670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.5
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.21
$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$4.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$1.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.75
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$1.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76
$8.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$19.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$832
$89.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13109
$1903

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2575
2.79M
Montreal
$1954
1.76M
Calgary
$2149
1.31M
Ottawa
$2236
1.02M
Edmonton
$1785
1.01M
Mississauga
$2472
718K
Vancouver
$2650
662K
Winnipeg
$1754
750K
Brampton
$2127
656K
Hamilton
$2154
569K
Surrey
$2417
568K
Quebec City
$1791
549K
London
$2040
422K
Markham
$2398
339K
Halifax
$2196
440K
Burnaby
$2589
249K
Laval
$1996
438K
Vaughan
$2332
323K
Kitchener
$2144
257K
Gatineau
$1542
291K
Burlington
$2297
187K
Longueuil
$1896
254K
Saskatoon
$1793
266K
Windsor
$1793
230K
Richmond
$2220
210K
Oakville
$2266
214K
Oshawa
$1635
175K
Richmond Hill
$2618
202K
Regina
$1678
226K
Waterloo
$2095
121K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1133
15.1M
Kano
$583
4.35M
Abuja
$1262
1.57M
Ibadan
$759
2.55M
Port Harcourt
$651
3.33M
Onitsha
$1036
1.48M
Maiduguri
$584
1.2M
Kaduna
$377
760K
Benin
$537
1.15M
Enugu
$469
1.03M
Ilorin
$526
848K
Bauchi
$735
694K
Ife
$774
502K
Akure
$635
848K
Owerri
$1686
908K
Aba
$638
1.16M
Abeokuta
$1019
889K
Jos
$757
623K
Gusau
$605
383K
Zaria
$621
408K
Minna
$787
322K
Katsina
$596
318K
Ado Ekiti
$681
447K
Sokoto
$453
428K
Oyo
$699
387K
Calabar
$374
371K
Umuahia
$906
359K
Awka
$846
302K
Warri
$886
363K
Owo
$658
222K