Edmonton vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edmonton	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1769	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4094	$3096
🏠 One person rent	$948	$598
🏘️ Family rent	$1630	$1649
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2961	$162
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	63	47
😀 Quality of life	89	40
🏙️ Population	1.01M	15.1M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 59% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 2475th and 4761st ($1769 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 3rd in Canada and Nigeria, respectively. Check Canada vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Edmonton ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 181st and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Lagos

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	Edmonton	Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1601	$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2327	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.47	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.2	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$689	$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7826	$2289

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2077
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1743
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1770
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1886
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1491
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1638
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2007
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2284
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1540
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2163
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2054
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2023
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2327
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1792
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1612
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2021
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2280
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2495
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2488
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2466
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2317
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$709
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$776
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$677
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$779
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$590
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$695
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$613
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$634
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$755
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$558
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$651
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$535
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$647
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$881
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$632
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$354
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$575
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$972
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$651
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$553
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$560
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$805
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$588
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$729
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1611
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$658
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$462
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$883
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$621
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$743
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1502
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$433
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$551
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$384
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507