Lagos vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$490
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$3517
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
48
86
😀 Quality of life
43
94
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.79M

The cost of living in Lagos is 61% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5960th and 1059th ($946 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 Toronto. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 7444th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Toronto

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Lagos Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$22670

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2233
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1706
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2046
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053