Hamilton vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$946
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4535
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$1218
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$2095
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$554
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2934
$59
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
73
48
😀 Quality of life
88
43
🏙️ Population
569K
15.1M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 112% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 2004th and 5960th ($2006 vs $946) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 4th in Canada and Nigeria, respectively. Check Canada vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 265th and 7444th 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
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.17
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1114
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$1145
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1880
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.2
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8824
$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3366
$1609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.3
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$5.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$2.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$1.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.7
$1.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$620
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16689
$2984

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2214
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2318
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1832
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2049
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2308
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2034
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2017
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2102
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$1994
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2109
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1936
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1848
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2415
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2233
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1892
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2078
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2172
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1706
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2303
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2124
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2081
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2181
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$1863
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2030
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2125
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2123
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1581
116 km or 72 mi London
$1930
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1802
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1449
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$1910
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1939
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1757

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666