Lagos vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$5494
🏠 One person rent
$536
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$2320
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$3648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
48
86
😀 Quality of life
42
95
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.79M

The cost of living in Lagos is 59% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5500th and 897th ($1022 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 2nd in Canada, while ranked 7677th and 29th 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
$3.02
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$75
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$20314

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$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2309
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2357
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2222
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2151
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2360
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2246
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2079
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1605
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2237
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2046
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2089
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1910
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1801
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2073
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2083
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2087
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1480
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1901
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1999
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2277
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2115
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2173
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1992
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2136
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2001
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1870
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2035
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1735
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2027
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2034
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2029