Lagos vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lagos	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3096	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$598	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$1649	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$162	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	50
😀 Quality of life	40	90
🏙️ Population	15.1M	1.02M

The cost of living in Lagos is 46% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4761st and 1701st ($1113 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 25th 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 Ottawa. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 6935th and 162nd 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	$2.72	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.3	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.8	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.28%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.82	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.15	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.46	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.43	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.2	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2289	$19030

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Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$709
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$776
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$677
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$779
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$590
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$695
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$613
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$634
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$755
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$558
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$651
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$535
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$647
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$881
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$632
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$354
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$575
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$972
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$651
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$553
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$560
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$805
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$588
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$729
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1611
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$658
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$462
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$883
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$621
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$743
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1502
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$433
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$551
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$384
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800