Lagos vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$618
$1231
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$576
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$3333
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
47
50
😀 Quality of life
41
92
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.02M

The cost of living in Lagos is 47% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4957th and 1744th ($1102 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 24th 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 Ottawa. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 7632nd and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Ottawa

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Lagos Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$66
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$15527

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$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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822