Lagos vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$607
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$2805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
100
😀 Quality of life
41
93
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.76M

The cost of living in Lagos is 42% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4791st and 2002nd ($1133 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 54th in Nigeria and Canada, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6804th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Montreal

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Lagos Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$6957

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1019
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610