Lagos vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$4422
🏠 One person rent
$490
$984
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$2928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
48
100
😀 Quality of life
43
93
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.9M

The cost of living in Lagos is 50% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5960th and 2370th ($946 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 64th in Nigeria and Canada, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 7444th and 49th 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
$3.44
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$6.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$6432

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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

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828