Lagos vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lagos	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1102	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2443	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$618	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$87.1	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	38
😀 Quality of life	41	88
🏙️ Population	15.1M	549K

The cost of living in Lagos is 32% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4957th and 3402nd ($1102 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 116th 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 1.7 months in Quebec City. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 7632nd and 300th 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	$3.01	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$800	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1460	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.6%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1618	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.71	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.96	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.66	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.29	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.5	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.18	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.83	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.42	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.3	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$78.8	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2304	$6103

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Cities near Lagos

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

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763