Canada vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1931
$635
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4409
$1524
🏠 One person rent
$1142
$343
🏘️ Family rent
$1926
$694
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$124
💸 GDP per capita
$54966
$2184
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
5.93
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
52.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
74
24
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
99
63
😀 Quality of life
90
10
🏙️ Population
37M
211M

The average cost of living in Canada ($1931) is 204% more expensive than in Nigeria ($635). Canada ranked 14th vs 146th 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 0.2 months in Nigeria. Ranked 16th and 191st 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
$15.5
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.7
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$3.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.14
$0.73
 Cappuccino
$3.57
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.9
$0.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1122
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$959
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1986
$918
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1658
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.2
$13.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$20.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
18.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6272
$521
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4886
$385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.7
$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$9.73
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.37
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$3.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$0.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.75
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$1.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$1.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$13.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$40.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$817
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13498
$1943

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Cities Comparison in Canada vs Nigeria

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2544
2.79M
Montreal
$1804
1.76M
Calgary
$2110
1.31M
Ottawa
$2113
1.02M
Edmonton
$1764
1.01M
Mississauga
$2339
722K
Vancouver
$2515
662K
Surrey
$2057
518K
Brampton
$2088
594K
Winnipeg
$1663
705K
Hamilton
$2044
569K
Quebec City
$1504
549K
London
$2002
422K
Markham
$2189
329K
Laval
$1439
438K
Halifax
$2064
440K
Vaughan
$2241
306K
Longueuil
$1576
254K
Burlington
$2091
183K
Kitchener
$1859
233K
Burnaby
$2318
233K
Saskatoon
$1717
246K
Gatineau
$1508
291K
Windsor
$1810
217K
Oakville
$2224
194K
Richmond Hill
$2412
195K
Oshawa
$1630
159K
Regina
$1474
215K
Richmond
$2065
198K
Barrie
$1865
148K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$815
15.1M
Kano
$368
3.85M
Abuja
$510
1.57M
Ibadan
$633
2.55M
Onitsha
$647
1.48M
Maiduguri
$388
1.2M
Benin
$604
1.15M
Abeokuta
$992
889K
Kaduna
$376
760K
Aba
$413
1.16M
Port Harcourt
$603
1.01M
Owerri
$996
908K
Ilorin
$612
848K
Enugu
$560
716K
Bauchi
$466
694K
Akure
$454
848K
Gusau
$428
383K
Zaria
$451
408K
Ife
$465
502K
Minna
$466
322K
Jos
$465
623K
Sokoto
$352
428K
Katsina
$421
318K
Ado Ekiti
$454
447K
Warri
$602
363K
Calabar
$452
371K
Umuahia
$607
359K
Awka
$603
302K
Oyo
$422
387K
Osogbo
$496
396K