Lagos vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$245
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$3483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
46
86
😀 Quality of life
38
94
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.79M

The cost of living in Lagos is 83% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8781st and 571st ($448 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Nigeria and Canada, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 7384th and 36th 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
$1.28
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$6.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$18837

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$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2390
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2600
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1816
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2178
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190