Lagos vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lagos	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3096	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$598	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$1649	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$162	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	38
😀 Quality of life	40	86
🏙️ Population	15.1M	549K

The cost of living in Lagos is 32% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4761st and 2883rd ($1113 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 110th 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 Quebec City. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 6935th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Quebec City

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	Lagos	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.3	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.8	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.28%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.82	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.15	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.46	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.43	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.2	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2289	$6012

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732