Lagos vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$5417
🏠 One person rent
$618
$1477
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$2341
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$612
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$3342
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
47
86
😀 Quality of life
41
99
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.79M

The cost of living in Lagos is 55% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4957th and 918th ($1102 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Toronto. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 7632nd and 6th 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
$3.01
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$17676

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$1013
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$793
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$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
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$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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$2241
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$2326
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$2463
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2242
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2033
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2379
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2449
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2012
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2193
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
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$2038
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2103
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1869
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1998
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1705
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2049
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2044
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2045
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2010
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1443
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1844
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2096
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2071
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1928
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2187
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2082
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2109
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1936
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2083
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1971
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1868
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2021
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$1683
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$2036
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$2031
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2043