Lagos vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$245
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$3016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
78
😀 Quality of life
38
93
🏙️ Population
15.1M
662K

The cost of living in Lagos is 83% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 8781st and 587th ($448 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 1.2 months in Vancouver. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 7384th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$14942

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$826
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$697
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$732
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$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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$2529
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$2255
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$2595
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$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
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$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
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$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
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$3262
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$2974
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$3345
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$2814
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$2758