Lagos vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$4337
🏠 One person rent
$618
$969
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$2945
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
47
100
😀 Quality of life
41
95
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.8M

The cost of living in Lagos is 42% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4957th and 2306th ($1102 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 52nd 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 4th in Canada, while ranked 7632nd and 46th 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
$3.01
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$4789

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1013
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811