Hamilton vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2017
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4455
$3096
🏠 One person rent
$1247
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$2030
$1649
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2780
$162
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
73
47
😀 Quality of life
88
40
🏙️ Population
569K
15.1M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 81% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 1784th and 4761st ($2017 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 Hamilton compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 239th and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Lagos

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Hamilton Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1072
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1990
$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.1
$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.79%
16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16293
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4716
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.8
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$605
$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21263
$2289

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2185
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2142
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1783
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2089
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2370
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$1966
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$1899
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$1946
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$1846
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2056
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1977
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1554
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2453
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1771
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2267
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1888
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1861
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2447
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2009
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$1992
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2291
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1680
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2183
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2013
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$2019
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2432
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2021
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2145
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2107
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$2101
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2100
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2082
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2056
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1554
116 km or 72 mi London
$1936
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1840
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1849
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$2195
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1910
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1799

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