Lagos vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$4433
🏠 One person rent
$536
$992
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$1658
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$3005
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
48
100
😀 Quality of life
42
96
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.8M

The cost of living in Lagos is 47% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5500th and 2284th ($1022 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 58th 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 1.6 months in Montreal. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 7677th and 11th 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
$3.02
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$6.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$5550

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2080
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1923
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2047
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1914
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1861
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1907
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1918
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1934
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1930
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1852
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1838
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1935
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1857
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1723
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1896
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1642
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1458
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1142
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1589
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1805